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Damn, I should have proof read my last message.

Corrected below.

> On Jan 24, 2017, at 7:17 AM, Bellsouth <dohertyj@...> wrote:
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> John is correct. The fence and hood on the Profile X-motion will not move back far enough to use small router bits.
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> With router bits the reference point for height will vary for profile bits.
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> Using a straight router bit offers few advantages over a straight shaper cutter, so profile bits are probably what you will need to set up and those would be referenced off the the start of the curve or something.
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> As others have pointed out there is no repeatability of set up of the router bit in the collet on the Profile X-motion.
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> The desire for flexibility offered by the router spindle in the Profile X-motion shaper is tempered by the high cost.
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> I do use the router bit spindle on my CF731 combo machine. I have not found repeatability to be a problem here, when I want to use a router bit I set it by eye then do a test cut adjust and go.
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> I don’t think that Felder shapers other than the Profile X-motion suffer from the fence/small router bit clearance issue. On the non-automated fences you can drill more holes in the shaper table to allow mounting the hood further back for more clearance. This is not possible with the X-motion hood and fence.
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> Joe in New Orleans
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