Hello Brian
I do the same as you describe in your first paragraph.? The only
difference is that I found the standard Zirks projected too much for my liking,
so I stayed with the Felder offerings and just remove them each time I grease.
The ways I was referring too are actually referred to in the Felder literature
as "the swing plate" and the "height guide" in the F900 and
the "guide tracks" in the K975.
Re the F900.?? The swing plate (left and right) are the tracks or
what I called ways which guide the angle tilt, and the height guide(s) deal
with rise and fall.? The former are greased by a pair of approx <6mm
diam plastic pipes into which greased is pumped via a couple of nipples on the
outside of the machine. ? The guide tracks simply have grease applied
directly to them.
I found pumping grease via these long plastic pipes to be impossible ¨C even with
zirks removed, the blowback was excessive, and I just apply grease by hand to
the tracks.
Re the K975.? The rise
and fall guide tracks have a pair of zirks to be greased and both are a little
awkward to be sure of getting any grease in and yet the tracks themselves can
be wiped with grease directly very easily, which I do.
I tend to think that the folk who make these machines and
issue maintenance guidance do so for good reason and yet I find following their
protocols using the grease gun to nipple approach to be both difficult to
pursue and uncertain in effectiveness excepting for the planer jointer and
shaper spindle to which we have already referred.
It seems to me that in the cases of the F900 and K975, apart
from spindle bearings, greasing via the zirks is not necessary and maybe
ineffective.? ??Could I be right?
Phil
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Hi Phil,
Years ago I replaced all the conical hole style nipples on my machine with standard Zerks, that¡¯s on all the linkages and spindle bearings on the planer/jointer. The saw/shaper, on the shaper spindles, standard zerks just won¡¯t clear, so I remove the standard ones, stick the stock grease gun with a cone on the end down tight to the hole and give it a couple shots of grease. You don¡¯t want too much in there as there isn¡¯t much room and at the rpm those shaper spindles turn, you could over heat them pretty quickly.
What ways do you speak of that use grease? I¡¯ve never run anything on the slider bearings. I¡¯ve used grease on the worm gear that tilts the shaper and saw spindles, everything else just gets cleaned and try to go from there.?
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I've just spent the last few hours attempting to lubricate my Felders and as usual, find it rather frustrating.
Hard to get at nipples of the flat variety and even when removed and the needle pointed gun spout applied with some vigour to the hole, much if not all the grease comes out to mock me.??
Does any get into the machine?? How would one know?
The planer and spindle bearings are the exceptions.
And why does one use grease on the "ways" when in the case of engineering machines, it seems that one uses oil?
Phil
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I've just spent the last few hours attempting to lubricate my Felders and as usual, find it rather frustrating. Hard to get at nipples of the flat variety and even when removed and the needle pointed gun spout applied with some vigour to the hole, much if not all the grease comes out to mock me.? Does any get into the machine?? How would one know? The planer and spindle bearings are the exceptions. And why does one use grease on the "ways" when in the case of engineering machines, it seems that one uses oil?
Phil
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Boss ordered from Blastgate a few months ago.
They were doing 30% off everything and he got some exceptional deals.
Everything arrived packaged very very well on a plastic pallet. On Thursday, December 28, 2017, Jarrett Maxwell j.a.max7@... [felder-woodworking] < felder-woodworking@...> wrote:
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I've ordered from Duct Inc. several times and have been extremely happy with their product and customer service.
My sales rep is Patrick and he has been a pleasure to work with.?
I outfitted a 2500 ft shop by myself and changed the configuration 3 times over the years. The pipe is durable and reusable.
Best of luck,
Jarrett
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I've ordered from Duct Inc. several times and have been extremely happy with their product and customer service.
My sales rep is Patrick and he has been a pleasure to work with.?
I outfitted a 2500 ft shop by myself and changed the configuration 3 times over the years. The pipe is durable and reusable.
Best of luck,
Jarrett
On Dec 28, 2017 8:49 PM, "Bellsouth jwjiii@... [felder-woodworking]" < felder-woodworking@...> wrote:
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Anyone have experience ordering from Duct, inc in NC, or Blastgate Co. (Aka AB Supply) in MI?
Thanks
Johnny
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Anyone have experience ordering from Duct, inc in NC, or Blastgate Co. (Aka AB Supply) in MI?
Thanks
Johnny
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There is a bad link in the email.
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Anyone have a Felder FAT300 ? Can you use it as a forklift?
Eventually I will be getting a Quincy QT-5 60 gal compressor. Im going to need to move it around a couple of times until the CNC router arrives mid summer. I thought of this wild idea of using the FAT300 table as a forklift. I cannot fit nor maneuver an engine hoist and a pallet jack does so much.
FAT is capable of 660lbs according to the manual & website. The QT-5 is 460+/-lbs. I would raise it maybe a inch so it doesnt fully tip over and hopefully be able to roll it around. Maybe some extra strapping to go along the bottom so it stays straight?
I've drawn up an idea. Tell me if this will work please. Keeping most of the weight towards the pump area.
I dont like waiting for others for help and rather do it myself even if it's 3am on a sunday.
See here:
Open to many suggestions. oh, Those are 2x6's laying across the frame. They will be bolted with the 2x4's
Thanks all Ronnie
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Well, I didn¡¯t do it because I¡¯m in a wheelchair, but my son moved my 80 gallon Ingersoll into place by just grabbing the top, tilting it slightly and walking it by pivoting it from leg to leg. Probably a whole lot safer with two people, but it can be done.
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Brian, totally agree and as to why only 3 legs is beyond me.
Mac... plywood floor.
Wait a minute, forget what I wanted to do.
It wasnt going to be on the FAT for a good deal of time.
Just to move it to whatever spot I needed it to be.
I had to reread what I wrote and noticed I said "roll it around'
Im sorry for that. Just enough lift to move it over.
I could use a engine hoist maybe, but I wont be able to get it
under the side shelves along the walls.
Well, I have time to get it done the right way.
Thanks all!
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Brian, totally agree and as to why only 3 legs is beyond me.
Mac... plywood floor.
Wait a minute, forget what I wanted to do.
It wasnt going to be on the FAT for a good deal of time.
Just to move it to whatever spot I needed it to be.
I had to reread what I wrote and noticed I said "roll it around'
Im sorry for that. Just enough lift to move it over.
I could use a engine hoist maybe, but I wont be able to get it
under the side shelves along the walls.
Well, I have time to get it done the right way.
Thanks all!
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Of all things to move around, a compressor has to be one of the most dangerous. Extremely top heavy, rounded on the bottom of the tank and three legs instead of four¡ a veritable recipe for disaster. I wouldn¡¯t even trust casters mounted into the legs. I would build or buy a suitable hardwood dolly with casters that is considerably larger than the base of the compressor, with four casters, one at each corner and slide that under the compressor and bolt it solidly to the dolly.
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True... well I am not going to take any chances. Not up for blown?out casters either. It was fun drawing it up though.? Thanks Lucky & Brian
?No way.
I have several FAT300s, and while they are fantastic for the purpose, there is no way they can be made to lift something heavy outside the casters. You would need an equally weighted counterbalance and then you'd be way over the weight limit. Sorry.?
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You buy the right casters and you won't blow them. Stay away from Big Box crap. But do whatever you want.?
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-------- Original message -------- From: "Ronnie picktool@... [felder-woodworking]" <felder-woodworking@...> Date: 2017-12-27 11:04 AM (GMT-05:00) To: felder-woodworking@... Subject: Re: [felder-woodworking] Re: FAT300 as a Forklift
True... well I am not going to take any chances. Not up for blown?out casters either. It was fun drawing it up though.? Thanks Lucky & Brian
On Wednesday, December 27, 2017 3:13 AM, "Luckensmeyer David dhluckens@... [felder-woodworking]" <felder-woodworking@...> wrote:
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No way.
I have several FAT300s, and while they are fantastic for the purpose, there is no way they can be made to lift something heavy outside the casters. You would need an equally weighted counterbalance and then you'd be way over the weight limit. Sorry.?
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True... well I am not going to take any chances. Not up for blown?out casters either. It was fun drawing it up though.? Thanks Lucky & Brian
On Wednesday, December 27, 2017 3:13 AM, "Luckensmeyer David dhluckens@... [felder-woodworking]" wrote:
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No way.
I have several FAT300s, and while they are fantastic for the purpose, there is no way they can be made to lift something heavy outside the casters. You would need an equally weighted counterbalance and then you'd be way over the weight limit. Sorry.?
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If you have a concrete floor just push it around. Set some pieces of carpet under the 3 legs not a big deal. Designing and building for 47 years
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No way.
I have several FAT300s, and while they are fantastic for the purpose, there is no way they can be made to lift something heavy outside the casters. You would need an equally weighted counterbalance and then you'd be way over the weight limit. Sorry.?
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Why not put it on 3 locking Rubber/Urethane wheeled casters if its only temporary.
On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 6:43 PM, picktool@... [felder-woodworking] <felder-woodworking@...> wrote:
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Anyone have a Felder FAT300 ? Can you use it as a forklift?
Eventually I will be getting a Quincy QT-5 60 gal compressor. Im going to need to move it around a couple of times until the CNC router arrives mid summer. I thought of this wild idea of using the FAT300 table as a forklift. I cannot fit nor maneuver an engine hoist and a pallet jack does so much.
FAT is capable of 660lbs according to the manual & website. The QT-5 is 460+/-lbs. I would raise it maybe a inch so it doesnt fully tip over and hopefully be able to roll it around. Maybe some extra strapping to go along the bottom so it stays straight?
I've drawn up an idea. Tell me if this will work please. Keeping most of the weight towards the pump area.
I dont like waiting for others for help and rather do it myself even if it's 3am on a sunday.
See here:
Open to many suggestions. oh, Those are 2x6's laying across the frame. They will be bolted with the 2x4's
Thanks all Ronnie
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No way.
I have several FAT300s, and while they are fantastic for the purpose, there is no way they can be made to lift something heavy outside the casters. You would need an equally weighted counterbalance and then you'd be way over the weight limit. Sorry.?
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Link doesn¡¯t work, and unless you are setting the compressor on the table top, anything sticking out to the sides will just tip the FAT table over. Forklifts have huge amounts of cast iron weight on the ass end, opposite the forks to counterbalance them.
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Anyone have a Felder FAT300 ? Can you use it as a forklift?
Eventually I will be getting a Quincy QT-5 60 gal compressor. Im going to need to move it around a couple of times until the CNC router arrives mid summer. I thought of this wild idea of using the FAT300 table as a forklift. I cannot fit nor maneuver an engine hoist and a pallet jack does so much.
FAT is capable of 660lbs according to the manual & website. The QT-5 is 460+/-lbs. I would raise it maybe a inch so it doesnt fully tip over and hopefully be able to roll it around. Maybe some extra strapping to go along the bottom so it stays straight?
I've drawn up an idea. Tell me if this will work please. Keeping most of the weight towards the pump area.
I dont like waiting for others for help and rather do it myself even if it's 3am on a sunday.
See here:
Open to many suggestions. oh, Those are 2x6's laying across the frame. They will be bolted with the 2x4's
Thanks all Ronnie
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Anyone have a Felder FAT300 ? Can you use it as a forklift?
Eventually I will be getting a Quincy QT-5 60 gal compressor. Im going to need to move it around a couple of times until the CNC router arrives mid summer. I thought of this wild idea of using the FAT300 table as a forklift. I cannot fit nor maneuver an engine hoist and a pallet jack does so much.
FAT is capable of 660lbs according to the manual & website. The QT-5 is 460+/-lbs. I would raise it maybe a inch so it doesnt fully tip over and hopefully be able to roll it around. Maybe some extra strapping to go along the bottom so it stays straight?
I've drawn up an idea. Tell me if this will work please. Keeping most of the weight towards the pump area.
I dont like waiting for others for help and rather do it myself even if it's 3am on a sunday.
See here:
Open to many suggestions. oh, Those are 2x6's laying across the frame. They will be bolted with the 2x4's
Thanks all Ronnie
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Re: Jig saw recommendation
Did not have much time to play with the Festool Carvex but I did cut rafter tail pattern for the porch same as what I had done earlier with Bosch for the main roof.
I do favor the Bosch style as I could use the top handle or the barrel; something Joe pointed out earlier. For me, they cut about the same. I like Carvex where it goes slow (A setting on vari speed wheel) in the beginning to get the cut started.
I am not sure about the strobe on Festool. I could see individual chips coming upwards, literally as they were being made. It actually made it difficult for me to see the cut line. Vacuum did not clear chips well enough to help me see the line either (I do need to confirm that CT bag is not full).
I wanted to try the different strobe options but was not sure how. The manual calls for pushing 2 buttons for a short time until unit beeps but it only listed one button. Did not have time to figure that out, maybe I misread.
I was using an aggressive blade for a fast cut as I finished the pattern with the router. I am hopeful with a fine cut blade (where seeing the line is more important), one of the strobe feature and better vacuum I would be able to see the cut line better.
Oops!!! Just occurred to me that I never pushed the dust shield in the front down for improved dust collection. Not sure how much difficult it would make to see the cut line. Assume it will get dirty in a hurry.
Bosch blower while not as strong as I expected, does seem to help see the line but I did notice the motor getting hot while holding the barrel. Was fine in winter but not sure how it would do in summer.
I thought the cordless feature on Carvex was important enough to return the Bosch. I also paid only $360 and got the 5.2ahr battery and charger for free (supposedly both older models).
I did not find it difficult to adjust the guide on Carvex. I held it up in front of me at an angle where I could see the light on each side of the blade and stopped tightening where the line became difficult to see. I did need to adjust my viewing angle as the gap narrowed.
Another factor to keep Carvex was that I did not fully trust my Bosch unit as it was refurbished. The light switch was also very difficult to operate.
Imran
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Re: Veneering/glue curing temps
Designing and building for 47 years
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On Dec 20, 2017, at 9:40 PM, fred@... [felder-woodworking] < felder-woodworking@...> wrote:
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Folks:
I do a fair bit of veneer work with PPR glue. I also keep our shop cool (60 degrees +/-) PPR needs to be at 70 degrees to cure. I use generic heating blankets (think of Target and Walmart electric blankets) with insulating blankets to keep the pieces in the vacuum press warm. The blankets are consumer grade and have an auto shutoff after 10 hours which is a bit of a pain plus they don't become really warm. Does anyone know of a heavier duty heating blanket solution out there?
Thanks,
Fred Rossi
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David Luckensmeyer
imran