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I saw the AWFS discussion mentioned briquetting machines. ?I have a friend with an Al-Ko with a briquetting machine. ?I always thought that was the most luxury part of his shop. ?He never had to empty dust bins. ?The briquettes went out a chute into a green waste container to be rolled out for pickup unless he wanted to use it for firewood.
I have an Al-Ko. ?I do not have the Briquetter option that goes under the unit and increases the overall height and the overall cost significantly where there is a maintenance issue.
I can justify my slider with Mac clamps and OMGA with pneumatic clamps and shaper with feeder as a way to do woodworking with increased safety. I can't afford an "it happened so fast" moment even once in my life. ?For a Briquetter, for a hobby guy or a pro shop, seems like a pure luxury expense. ?However, what a nice luxury.
I am only familiar with the Al-Ko. ?If there are now less expensive low maintenance options, perhaps a luxury item so consider as a maybe someday purchase.
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Re: Poor manners and a Felder machine search.
Hi,
I currently have a K700P fully loaded and a FZ700 I'm willing to make a deal on.
All.
I am rejoining the group after a short absence.
I left due to a misunderstanding with a member here and on leaving insulted that member.
Dave Sabo,
Please accept my apologies.
My humor was certainly at a low ebb at the time of a dust up in this thread:
/g/felderownersgroup/topic/finding_a_used_saw/98877396?p=Created%2C%2C%2C20%2C1%2C0%2C0&jump=1
I was just coming out of an injury in the shop and as any of you who have been through this it is enough to wear a person down a bit.
Not an excuse mind you but I was not at my best.
I think I detailed my problem in the shop in that thread.
After some time mulling it over I am fairly well decided on the KF 700 P
I look forward again to participating in this group as I go forward in my work with the Felder I manage to find and get sorted in the shop.
My regards to all,
Thomas
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On Fri, Jul 28, 2023 at 06:44 PM, Joe Calhoon wrote:
I have gen1 and the only differences I saw was gen 2 is easier to Z touch
I am a Day One Shaper Origin owner and once you figure out how and when to use it and when not to it is great to have around. I think the primary issue for a lot of people is having to learn software with a fairly steep curve to get the real use out of it. It is a huge advantage if you have existing CAD skills, which I do (Vectorworks). Otherwise you have to learn Illustrator or something.? I sold off my Gen 1 and bought a Gen 2, the fit and finish of both are equal and as good as it gets. I don't find any advantage to the Gen 2 except in the vision system. The tape health meter doesn't react, flicker, or pull the bit up to stop the cut nearly as often and it will work with more distance to tape. If the machine suddenly turned back into a Gen 1 it would not be upsetting but I have no regrets upgrading and would do it again.
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Very simple also scroll down?
These are very nice ideas , when I kid I burned tons of the stuff, these are quite controlled systems.?
Mac,,,,
Designing and building for 50 years
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On Jul 30, 2023, at 2:37 AM, Albert Lee <timbershelf@...> wrote:
?I plan to add a second hand briquette press sometime in 2024. Might import directly from Europe. It¡¯s purely to do with reducing the time involved with cleaning the dusty and dealing with the waste. I currently have 20 x 64 gal waste bins and 10 bulk bags (each bag is about 250 gal). When I am busy they are all full with dust and shavings?
I plan to add a second hand briquette press sometime in 2024. Might import directly from Europe. It¡¯s purely to do with reducing the time involved with cleaning the dusty and dealing with the waste. I currently have 20 x 64 gal waste bins and 10 bulk bags (each bag is about 250 gal). When I am busy they are all full with dust and shavings?
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BTW, I am unsure if the price I found is current
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Hi Ed
You may already have seen this on Manor Wood's YouTube channel?
().? It looks like a great "little" machine, after doing a few google searches, I found a price which was in UK pounds stirling that converts to about USD $10,000.? (Seems high, but based on the cost of heating our drafty old house it would pay for itself in less than 10 winters)
Cheers
David
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Re: Low Cost DRO for Hammer C31 Table Saw Fence setup SUCCESS!!
#hammer
Drew, I think that looks great! What helps it look neater than my Wikey-on-a-K3 is that your rail is rectangular and mine is round. Your track integrates well, while I had to suspend a track below ¡.  It works so well that I added a Wixey to my Hammer N4400 bandsaw. This makes it easy to repeat, set up, or adjust cuts accurately ¡  Regards from Perth Derek
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Re: Low Cost DRO for Hammer C31 Table Saw Fence setup SUCCESS!!
#hammer
I am not sure how this will work with Hammer but I had my friend modify the 3D printed DRO holder (shown in attached) for the M503 chinese DRO which is like $60-70. I will be adding this detail to the writeup in few weeks.
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Re: Low Cost DRO for Hammer C31 Table Saw Fence setup SUCCESS!!
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On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 04:47 PM, Drew Tosh wrote:
https://www.rockler.com/wixey-saw-fence-digital-readout
I like it but worry about pulling the fence off the table. how does the readout disengage?
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Re: Anybody have a Wixey Digital Planer Height Guage on a Hammer Planer/Jointer?
I also have an analog wheel on my a3-31 and never had any issues with it. Would recommend.
I put a wixey dro on my supermax drum sander and it has been accurate as well, but to be honest I find the analog wheel on my j/p to be just as easy to read as the wixey
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Larry Long Neck
Just a noob trying to learn the ways of wood
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Re: Anybody have a Wixey Digital Planer Height Guage on a Hammer Planer/Jointer?
Rob I agree the analog hand wheels are quite accurate I have had those on many a felder .? Always matched up nice with caliper only problem is they are so high tech and expensive? Designing and building for 50 years
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On Jul 29, 2023, at 8:05 AM, rodsheridan <riderofgallifrey@...> wrote:
?Hi Dan, the positive traits you mention for the Wixey are true.
I have the standard Felder gauge in the hand wheel, accurate to 0.1mm, repeatable, and it never requires batteries.
I would go with it again as it¡¯s simple, accurate and reliable
Regards, Rod
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Re: Anybody have a Wixey Digital Planer Height Guage on a Hammer Planer/Jointer?
Hi Dan, the positive traits you mention for the Wixey are true.
I have the standard Felder gauge in the hand wheel, accurate to 0.1mm, repeatable, and it never requires batteries.
I would go with it again as it¡¯s simple, accurate and reliable
Regards, Rod
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Thanks for the feedback Jason. It definitely wouldn¡¯t pencil out from the perspective of generating a return on the heat produced from the pucks. I have a Woodmizer sawmill, so that side of the hobby generates more scrap firewood than I could ever use. It¡¯s more about enjoying the time in the shop and never having to think about emptying a dust bin. Certain not worth 20k to me, which is where it seems the industrial units start. But the Falach Cube 20 seems to be an interesting option I¡¯d like to learn more about. I don¡¯t know if they are available in the US.
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Re: Anybody have a Wixey Digital Planer Height Guage on a Hammer Planer/Jointer?
I put the Wixey on a Powermatic planer, and love it. Easy to install, and the readout can be located at any convenient location. Easy to set - actually easier than the DRO on my Lamb Tool Works devices. I set it a few years ?ago, and it stays accurate.
Cheap, too.
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John Hinman
Boise ID
K700S and A941
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Ed, My lumber supplier, a smallish one man operation-makes a hell of a lot more sawdust than my co-op shop. He went down the briquette press rabbit hole. He heats and runs his kiln on wood. After picking one up at auction, putting a bunch of time, and a little money into it, he decided it didn't make any sense at the scale of his operation. I can't imagine a small basement shop could make it pencil out either. Would be great though.
Jason Jason Holtz
J. Holtz Furniture
3307 Snelling Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612.432.2765 -- Jason J. Holtz Furniture 3307 Snelling Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55406
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Joe,
Sorry that I missed you too!? It ended up being a busy week for me.
The people at Shaper are really deep into support.? He talked hinges with me for 10 minutes and the files in the system already.? He had used the Shaper Origen to make the insert for the systainer that holds all of the accessories...? It should be here any day...
My permits were issued for the new shop on Wednesday so construction should begin in a week or so.? And I finally closed the deal on a new to me wide belt sander,,,? It should ship next week.
Kyle at Shop Gear made me a deal on a smart stand if I took it home with me, so I did!
I went into the Martin booth but I must have missed the Fimal machines.? My brother and I were looking at a ton of structuring machines (because of his business, not mine) and I must have missed those machines.
I went to visit Kundig for the Uniq.? I love it, but I just can't get there, even with the show discount they were offering.? If I find a used machine before I pull the trigger on a Rehnen...
There was some innovation there if you are looking to make dovetail boxes...? New machine that will glue them and everything.? I think it was from Ironwood, but I may be wrong there.? It adjusts for the glue thickness etc...
PK?
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Ed,
There were several booths with briquetteing machines.? I have no way to use that in So Cal, so I did not look.
PK
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PK, sorry I missed you at the show. I spent some time at the Shaper O booth. I have gen1 and the only differences I saw was gen 2 is easier to Z touch and the base is not rounded up at the edges. Those rounded edges can cause very slight variation of depth when using plate to route door hinges. Nothing to worry about though it is very slight.
Joe, the CEO gave me some tips on the Z touch and a few other things. They have great support.
Did you look at the Fimal machines that Taurus Craco is bringing in? They are a Canadian machine dealer and the Martin dealer in Canada. The shaper looks interesting for a mid to upper end shaper. No experience with those machines but like to find someone who has used them.
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Re: Rangate 300 Lift Cart
Interesting development in the heavy duty large cart search. Rangate got back to me with details on the heavier duty hs500 and hs600 series carts. I thought you guys might be interested in seeing these specs not found o the website. They are certainly priced competitively to Barth carts ($4,995 and $5,995) and look a lot better built than the Felder fat 500s. Here¡¯s what they said: ¡°?We have been developing our own cart built for us in Germany by Beck (based on our specifications) with many features of Barth but heavier and with more potential options.¡±? ?
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Albert Lee
imran
Larry Long Neck
rodsheridan
Jason Holtz
PK
Dan Gavrilyuk