Hello.

I have recently come in possession of a -99 mod. Felder KF-7 Compact saw (Combo saw-shaper) and I'm trying to get it to work as a replacement for my older tablesaw. The machine came from an institution that closed down. It was put in storage and thus some of the accessories for it was missing when I bought it at an auction. I have contacted my local dealership for replacement parts but not surprising there is not much to be had. I have tried looking for listings locally (i live in Norway) and abroad, but have not had much luck in finding the parts or information I'm seeking.

Now that the origin story is out of the way, here is my first question I hope maybe some of the wizards in here might help me with:
The machine came mounted with what I have gathered, is a high speed spindle. There was a regular 45 degree bit mounted in it. I was hoping to use the shaper on the machine as intended but from what I have found I need to change the whole spindle to be able to use the larger shapertools. Is this the case or do I simply need to change the top part of the spindle?
As mentioned Felder has said that the spindles for this model is not available any more. Is there a marked for buying these things used? If so, where?

The saw is also missing the mounting kit for the crosscut fence and again according to Felder, the kits available today is not compatible with my saw. This is also something I'm looking for in the used marketplace.

I hope this novel does not get me banned from this place at once and that you might enlighten me in the sliding ways:)

-jay

I wouldnt be surprised to see Felder to come up with their own pneumatic locking device soon?

This is how the pneumatic locking/unlocking is done on my SCM?



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Yes, Dave Davies and Michael Marisco, sorry about the "No items found," and here's bit more information. I spoke with Carl Knapp (Felder sales) back when that 2020 holiday VIP special was on and he came up with the part number then added it to my order. I believe the price was $265, minus the 10% VIP discount, plus shipping, so it would indeed be nice if they could come up with some more. I placed the order in mid-December and it took til March for the order to coalesce and ship in one box (ref. the outrageous shipping rates in another FOG thread!).
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One more supplement to the thread . . . For anyone who is interested in pursuing the Felder part 604-108 for the CF741, here are three photos. Also, I moved the "Quick-Lock" from my 30 mm spindle to the 1.25" spindle and it works just fine, identical in both cases.
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Imran, I ordered my SCM spindle moulder with pneumatic securing option, I will upload a video later. its very easy to use.?

Looks like it needs some work but a solid price.

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All,

On 6/5/21 8:15 PM, Bill White wrote:

My question is, do I need to place a spacer on the outside of the
cutters between the lock-nut and the cutters?

It depends. I've used it? at times.

I had to drill parts of? mine out with two more holes because the felder
engineers failed to consider that I'd want a dado thickness? that uses
al the disks.

Where is the machine located?

Hi Bill,
Where are you in Vail? I’m in Coyote Creek but here 12 mos a year. I should post my own shop video. Need to clean it first though.
Ed

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Joe,

Thanks for the reply, David. ?I did not have to go that far...I took a peek inside the machine and noticed 3 switches (blade door, and 2 blade height switches) were covered in dust, so i blew them off and gave them a few presses. ?Then I tried the tilt and it started working. ?Here's the weird part...those 3 switches should not effect on the tilt. ?i even tried tilting the blade while the blade door is open and it still tilts. ?A gremlin i suppose...who knows. ?All I know is it has worked all day today!?

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Hi Joe,

??? I might be interested.? How heavy is it?? Do you have access to something the could load the pallet into a pickup or on to a flatbed?

Dave,

It would have saved a lot of work to sell it to you last year. ?

Joe

On Jun 7, 2021, at 4:15 PM, David Davies <myfinishingtouch@...> wrote:

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Oh sure...now you want to sell it.? Not when I could have picked it up in New Orleans...ah well I got an Incra instead.

Dave Davies

On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 5:55 PM bacchus6015 via <joeinno=[email protected]> wrote:

All,

This was only machine I did not sell last year when leaving New Orleans.? We are moving again and I have nowhere to put it so it goes and all the tooling and accessories go with it for $5500.00

I no longer have a shop or tools to pack for shipping so local pick up is required.? The Rong Fu is bolted to a pallet with some packing crating around it but the tool chest is not on a pallet.? It is ready to go for pick up but not crated well enough for LTL shipping.

I listed it on Craigslist in Bend, Oregon ?The link is below.



It is such a versatile and handy machine I thought I would continue to use it but that is not to be.? There has been much discussion of the Rong FU RF45 on the FOG over the years.? The RONG FU makes a great substitute for a drill press and there is a woodworking drilling table included that mounts in the Kurt vice so switching from metal work to wood drilling and machining is very quick.

I replaced the original single phase motor of this machine with a three phase motor and a VFD for variable speed.? I think there was discussion of how to do this on the FOG when I did it.? The power feed for the x-axis is very nice and the DRO for the X/Y axis and the z axis really make the machine a joy to use.

Joe

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No to replacing the spindle.

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Dave,