Merry Christmas to you too Glen.?

I love the snow …when it’s deep enough for skiing and sledding with the kids ?

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Regards,

Mikkel

Just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays Or what ever is political correct these days.
And thank you Brian for the rip stop.?
To damn cold to work in the shop right now and I hate snow , but i am looking forward to the next storm.
Glen

Scott,

Here is a partial answer to the question you posed to Marty.

When working on my B3 (which I assume has a cast iron portion of similar size to the one on the saw/spindle side of the combo) I can use the saw for workpieces slightly wider than 11 inches / 280mm with the feeder bracket in place.

I hope this helps.

J.

Hi John!?

Congrats on your soon-to-be K700S. I received a new KF700S January 2021, here are some of my experiences/notes:

-- The machine is rather heavy, my memory is that the machine pallet weighed in at around 1,900 lbs. Granted, this was for a "KF" so I imagine a "K" machine would be somewhat lighter, but I can't imagine by much
-- The machine pallet for a "S" machine is pretty large, my memory is that the pallet was close to 8' long and 4' or 5' wide
-- Between the large pallet and heavy weight, lift gate service was not an option. What we ended up coordinating was a delivery via flatbed with a all-terrain piggy back forklift, like what you see on lumber trucks
-- The pallet was "side-load" only, so unless you rig up a sub-pallet, you'll likely need a wider opening, or you'll need to lift the pallet taller than the fence.?
-- Once you get the base off the pallet, you can absolutely move with a narrow pallet jack
-- Moving across your lawn with anything other than an all terrain forklift or some kind of tele handler is going to be dicey, even if the ground is frozen

Between a relatively steep slope and trying to get it through your gate opening, I'd suggest you might be money (and sanity) ahead by looking into hiring a local rigging company to help take care of the final 100'. It stings, but if would be a real bummer to struggle getting the machine under cover in a rain storm or a blizzard. They are generally not inexpensive, but I suspect they'd be well worth it.?

Best of luck, looking forward to hearing what solution(s) you come up with.?
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Tom Gensmer
Heritage Home Renewals, LLC
Minneapolis, MN

I have a new saw coming soon - K700S. I am trying to figure out how to move it from the street to my shop.

If I understand correctly it comes in two crates, one for the base and one for the sliding table. Is it reasonable to pick up the base from one end of the crate with a fork lift? I have to move the machine across 15 feet of lawn, then down a 4:1 paved slope and through a 4’-8” gate. If I cannot pick it from one end I will have to pull out a couple of fence posts, which I would rather not do.

What does the base unit weigh?

Once I get the base off the pallet, can I move it with a narrow pallet jack?

Thanks for any advice or input!

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John Hinman
Boise ID
Not a Felder Owner yet - expecting K700S in February and A941 in April 2022

Hi Scott,

I haven't tried to keep the power feeder upright to see how much it would get in the way.? I installed the lift assist which makes it easy to raise and lower the feeder.? I don't use the power feeder much because I also have an old unisaw with a power feeder that I use for ripping.? The power feeder doesn't impact the jointer/planer.? Brian uses the power feeder to joint his stock but I haven't tried that yet.? I'm not at the same location as my Felder so I can't take a proper pic of it but the attached pic may show the power feeder better.

Marty, are you able to leave your power feeder in the upright position for all or most of you work on your combo, including sawing and the jointer/planer? ?Is it possible to raise the jointer tables up with the PF as shown in the photo?

Scott

“You might even find that the extended crosscut fence might just clear the top of the AD741”

Working height of the machines is critical to be aware of when the shop space is tight. My plan included this info got all machines and large surfaces like assembly tables etc. Be aware that, if needed, a machine can easily be elevated by a small amount by leveling feet so that long/wide material can go on top of an adjacent machine.

It is a fun exercise.

Imran

On Dec 25, 2021, at 2:09 AM, michael.kit.ooi@... wrote:

Hey Marcus,

The working envelope of a slider, jointer and planer is quite long.? Consider placing your saw/jointer/planer about a 1.5 meters in front of the large door so you can utilize the "free" outdoor space as your infeed or outfeed working envelope.? I've used this type of layout in three shops and it has worked well for me.? I'm still able to cut lengths up to about 2 meters with the door closed.? Only a small percentage of my shop time is used to breakdown large pieces so I don't need to have the door open very long if I don't want to.? I see you're from the UK.? You may want to put an awning over your door to keep the rain out. Where are you located in the UK?

Cheers,

Marty

Hi Marcus,

I'm also figuring out workshop layout. One suggestion that many made for me is to locate the bandsaw in the "dead zone" at the outfeed end of the panel saw (your K740).
Something like this but you'd have to week it to meet your specific needs and wants. You might even find that the extended crosscut fence might just clear the top of the AD741.?

Good luck - it's a mind bending exercise! I'm still tinkering with my layout.?

Cheers
Michael?

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On 12/24/21 12:00 PM, mac campshure via groups.io wrote:

Clean first and lubricate , get familiar with the build.

What he said.

And wiggle everything. See if you can find things that need tightening

Thank you to all of you who replied with your thoughts and suggestions. I really appreciated the Video link. Looks like I will be ordering one of these.
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Mark Foster

On 12/24/21 2:57 PM, finnian.dawson@... wrote:

aka a 'real' Felder.

I wonder? if the? Format guys say that from their perspective? "a real
Format" ??

Maybe an extra extension table?



PK

Yes the above picture is precisely my setup. I don’t have any other accessories for the slider

Finnian,

That is a longer slider than I had on my Laguna TSS for 15 years!? You do not have the arm for the outriggers, so maybe you get by with a few extension tables attached to the slider instead?

I am not sure how safe it would be to attach an outrigger from Felder without the arm to support it.

I am assuming you have this crosscut fence?? Did you get the extension table too?



PK
PKwoodworking

Cheers PK - it's a standard K500. Not S nor P. I went for the 1.5m slider, which is just one size above minimum for the K500. I wanted longer but it would never fit in my small shop. Otherwise, that's it in terms of options, except for a diamond blade and one standard table extension.