Do we have a method of private conversation on this forum?
ie can you email me so I can contact you directly?
regards, Rod
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US. I’ll be back in the shop on Monday. I took all the plates off so it should be pretty easy to get to.?
There are quantity 3 item 20, and 1 item 17 on each end of the hinge.
You can move the pivot rod up/down using one pair of 17/20, that’s how you change the hinge side alignment.
#24 is only used when the above does not have enough range.
What country do you live in?
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Re: Q on the Felder tenon/grooving cutterhead 04.2.250
I install the bottom cutter with a 5mm spacer underneath to accept the pin, same above the top cutter.
Put whatever spacers you require between the 2 cutters
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Re: KF 700 spindle start up issue
Question number one, are you on the correct speed setting? ( pulley)
Question two, are you holding the start button until it’s up to speed?
If yes to both of the above, it’s possible that you have a failed start, or run capacitor as both are engaged during starting.
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There are quantity 3 item 20, and 1 item 17 on each end of the hinge.
You can move the pivot rod up/down using one pair of 17/20, that’s how you change the hinge side alignment.
#24 is only used when the above does not have enough range.
What country do you live in?
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We don’t have a C3 on the floor however item 17 is the setscrew used to adjust the infeed and outfeed tables on the hinge side.
When I’m back in at work in a couple of days I’ll have a look at the drawings. I cannot imagine that that portion of the C3 is different than the A3
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Re: Parallel Guide for Hammer K3 mk3
In South Africa, I’m even worse off currency wise than you guys in Australia but I bit the bullet and purchased Brian Lamb’s DRO flipstop, parallel fence and precision square for use on my KF700. The repeatable accuracy of cuts I’m achieving is well worth the cost and very satisfying. Thanks again Brian. ? Sent from for Windows ? From: chrjparks@...
Sent: Saturday, 04 March 2023 01:30
Subject: Re: [FOG] Parallel Guide for Hammer K3 mk3 ? Unfortunately buying Brian's version is not feasible for us in Oz due to the huge price we have to pay for the freight and dollar conversion rates and as nice as they are I for one can't justify the end price. I have bought two DRO's from China and the magnetic tapes fit under the standard tape on the cross cut fence so the visual appearance and reading against the cursor is not affected. I am lucky enough to have two cross cut fences as well and a length of 2040/60 between them does the job. There is a lot of things available in the US we simply do not have access to due to the end price after importing so we have to make do. I would think that importing Brian's parallel guides would add at least 50% to the dollar figure they are sold for in the US.?
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Can you send you parallel version again? ?Didn’t see it.
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Hi Wade Can you clarify what you are asking? Are you referring to something else? Possibly this??? Regards from Perth Derek
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Can you send you parallel version again? ?Didn’t see it.
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Hi Wade Can you clarify what you are asking? Are you referring to something else? Possibly this??? Regards from Perth Derek
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David Best,
You forgot to attach the link to place an order. ?
Thx.
Wade
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? And let us not forget that for the true aficionados among us, there is always this - complete with DRO and micro-adjust. ? ?
David Best
DBestWorkshop@...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidpbest/collections/
https://www.youtube.com/@David_Best
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On Sat, Mar 4, 2023 at 10:51 AM, Christopher Rozycki wrote:
Derek,
Did you say you had plans for your parallel guide??
While I am in the US, not OZ as you say, I too cannot justify or afford Brian Lamb’s wonderful tool.
I have a Hammer C3-31 and your parallel guide may be just what I need… to fix my sliding table flaws.
Chris Rozycki
Chris, I did include the important dimensions in the descriptions above. That should be enough to go on. Fittings differ not only between countries, but also from store-to-store, so I leave it up to others to build to what they can find. I do not do plans, per se. But feel free to email me if you run into any difficulties. I shall also be placing this article on my website at some stage (gotta clean up the earlier versions as well). Regards from Perth Derek (compulsive modifier of tools)
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And let us not forget that for the true aficionados among us, there is always this - complete with DRO and micro-adjust. ? ?
David Best
DBestWorkshop@...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/davidpbest/collections/
https://www.youtube.com/@David_Best
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Re: Parallel Guide for Hammer K3 mk3
Derek, Did you say you had plans for your parallel guide?? While I am in the US, not OZ as you say, I too cannot justify or afford Brian Lamb’s wonderful tool. I have a Hammer C3-31 and your parallel guide may be just what I need… to fix my sliding table flaws. Chris Rozycki
Derek,
Can you send you parallel version again?? Didn’t see it.
Thx,
Wade On Mar 3, 2023, at 4:57 PM, David Luckensmeyer <dhluckens@...> wrote:
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Hi Derek:
And to reiterate my thanks, Derek I appreciate your details, including the how and why. Apart from saving money, which is generally important to all of us, what I’m seeing with your design is a whole different feature-set compared to a traditional
parallel fence. Namely, because your fixture has a fence which is parallel to the trajectory of your sliding table, and since it is very accurately adjustable, you can quickly adjust your fixture and then rip relatively small pieces of timber with ease. As
a hardwood user myself, I can appreciate how easy it would be to dial in such cuts using your fixture. That’s definitely got my attention.?
Thanks a lot for sharing.?
I don't know if you can beat Brian Lamb's fence for simplicity and effectiveness.
There's no need to square another piece of fence to the blade/slider.
Brian's fence and Mac's clamps make an awesome duo.
Bill, first and most importantly, I am offering a free design and not in any way in competition with Brian .. whose work I salivate at! I have no doubt that Brian’s offerings make my design look like the toy it is.
But … it is free to those who, like us in Oz, cannot justify the cost involved in importing Brian’s parallel guide from the US. Lucky asked me for details recently, and I have responded. I don’t get the subsequent defensive attack here. If you know anything
about me, you will know I have been freely offering tool designs for decades.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Brian, I think Derek sums it up and details the costs. I think you supply a wonderful range of products but for most woodworkers in Oz they are simply not value for money, that is not your fault or mine it simply is what it is. Ten years ago we had better than parity and I was importing Clearvue cyclones by the multiple pallet loads because it was affordable to sell them here at a decent retail cost so I do understand the problem more than most. Clearvue Cyclones are no longer sold here because they have been priced out of the market, the transport costs to import five units went from $3000 to $15000.?
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Derek,
Can you send you parallel version again? ?Didn’t see it.
Thx,
Wade
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Hi Derek:
And to reiterate my thanks, Derek I appreciate your details, including the how and why. Apart from saving money, which is generally important to all of us, what I’m seeing with your design is a whole different feature-set compared to a traditional
parallel fence. Namely, because your fixture has a fence which is parallel to the trajectory of your sliding table, and since it is very accurately adjustable, you can quickly adjust your fixture and then rip relatively small pieces of timber with ease. As
a hardwood user myself, I can appreciate how easy it would be to dial in such cuts using your fixture. That’s definitely got my attention.?
Thanks a lot for sharing.?
I don't know if you can beat Brian Lamb's fence for simplicity and effectiveness.
There's no need to square another piece of fence to the blade/slider.
Brian's fence and Mac's clamps make an awesome duo.
Bill, first and most importantly, I am offering a free design and not in any way in competition with Brian .. whose work I salivate at! I have no doubt that Brian’s offerings make my design look like the toy it is.
But … it is free to those who, like us in Oz, cannot justify the cost involved in importing Brian’s parallel guide from the US. Lucky asked me for details recently, and I have responded. I don’t get the subsequent defensive attack here. If you know anything
about me, you will know I have been freely offering tool designs for decades.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Hi Derek:
To quote your final line:
“Again, this is not about Brian; it is about what some (like myself) can realistically spend before my wife kills me! :)”
Got it! And understand! Have a good one. ?
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Lucky, I reply here for clarification and not for debate or to criticize. ?You should know as well as Chris and I (since were are all in Oz), that the shipping costs are a small part in importing Brian’s (or anyone else’s) tools. Taking Brian’s Felder
parallel guide as an example, this is $1300 USD before shipping. That is $1920 in AUD (and Andy is suggesting that one should purchase two]. Add in shipping now, and we are over 4K. Again, this is not about Brian; it is about what some (like myself) can realistically
spend before my wife kills me! :)
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Lucky, I reply here for clarification and not for debate or to criticize. ?You should know as well as Chris and I (since were are all in Oz), that the shipping costs are a small part in importing Brian’s (or anyone else’s) tools. Taking Brian’s Felder parallel guide as an example, this is $1300 USD before shipping. That is $1920 in AUD (and Andy is suggesting that one should purchase two]. Add in shipping now, and we are over 4K. Again, this is not about Brian; it is about what some (like myself) can realistically spend before my wife kills me! :)
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Re: Parallel Guide for Hammer K3 mk3
Hi Derek:
And to reiterate my thanks, Derek I appreciate your details, including the how and why. Apart from saving money, which is generally important to all of us, what I’m seeing with your design is a whole different feature-set compared to a traditional
parallel fence. Namely, because your fixture has a fence which is parallel to the trajectory of your sliding table, and since it is very accurately adjustable, you can quickly adjust your fixture and then rip relatively small pieces of timber with ease. As
a hardwood user myself, I can appreciate how easy it would be to dial in such cuts using your fixture. That’s definitely got my attention.?
Thanks a lot for sharing.?
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I don't know if you can beat Brian Lamb's fence for simplicity and effectiveness.
There's no need to square another piece of fence to the blade/slider.
Brian's fence and Mac's clamps make an awesome duo.
Bill, first and most importantly, I am offering a free design and not in any way in competition with Brian .. whose work I salivate at! I have no doubt that Brian’s offerings make my design look like the toy it is.
But … it is free to those who, like us in Oz, cannot justify the cost involved in importing Brian’s parallel guide from the US. Lucky asked me for details recently, and I have responded. I don’t get the subsequent defensive attack here. If you know anything
about me, you will know I have been freely offering tool designs for decades.
Regards from Perth
Derek
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Re: Parallel Guide for Hammer K3 mk3
I don't know if you can beat Brian Lamb's fence for simplicity and effectiveness.
There's no need to square another piece of fence to the blade/slider.
Brian's fence and Mac's clamps make an awesome duo.
Bill, first and most importantly, I am offering a free design and not in any way in competition with Brian .. whose work I salivate at! I have no doubt that Brian’s offerings make my design look like the toy it is. But … it is free to those who, like us in Oz, cannot justify the cost involved in importing Brian’s parallel guide from the US. Lucky asked me for details recently, and I have responded. I don’t get the subsequent defensive attack here. If you know anything about me, you will know I have been freely offering tool designs for decades. Regards from Perth Derek
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Nothing close to 50%, but shipping has gotten expensive. Currently a DRO parallel fence (which would be close to the most costly because of insurance value and weight) will run roughly $200 in shipping (15%). An analog fence would be about $185 (25%). A square is roughly $140 (40%), level is roughly $100 (24%). I will say that shipping time can be excessive, I think USPS gets it there fairly fast, but I’ve had items sit in customs for weeks, which I can’t control. Note that pre-Covid, I could ship the DRO fences for about $110, take that for whatever it’s worth.
As for currency exchange, nothing I can do about that and I suspect most of your product you purchase has the same worth correlation once currency differences are calculated for.
So, I hope that helps. We have sent product pretty much around the world, South Africa, Syria, UK and Ireland, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand. I’m sure there are others, but that’s what comes to mind at the moment. Brian Lamb
blamb11@...
www.lambtoolworks.com
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On Mar 3, 2023, at 5:11 PM, David Luckensmeyer <dhluckens@...> wrote:
“I would think that importing Brian's parallel guides would add at least 50% to the dollar figure they are sold for in the US.”
It sounds like you don’t have any idea what it really costs to get Brian’s fences here? Or am I incorrect??
Brian is a really good guy. Saying such a blanket statement may well lead potential customers astray.?
I have imported his tools. Well worth the costs.?
Unfortunately buying Brian's version is not feasible for us in Oz due to the huge price we have to pay for the freight and dollar conversion rates and as nice as they are I for one can't justify the end price. I have bought two DRO's from China and the
magnetic tapes fit under the standard tape on the cross cut fence so the visual appearance and reading against the cursor is not affected. I am lucky enough to have two cross cut fences as well and a length of 2040/60 between them does the job. There is a
lot of things available in the US we simply do not have access to due to the end price after importing so we have to make do. I would think that importing Brian's parallel guides would add at least 50% to the dollar figure they are sold for in the US.?
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