Re: Moister meter
Erik, The 609 does not penetrate the wood as far as the 606, 1/2" versus 3/4" on the 606. This alone is reason enough for me to prefer the 606. There is also the cost difference mentioned by Joel. Jon
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Jon van der Linden <jonvic@...>
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Re: Moister meter
Erik, I just got mine too. No, the 609, led unit is lower in price by half. I got the 606 as ordered. Boy, was their shipping charge high. Joel
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Joel Cohen <Jcohen@...>
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Philadelphia Furniture Show
This weekend May 12,13,14 is the Philadelphia Furniture show at the Philadelphia Convention Center. This is a nationally prominent, juried show. Our own Frits Maas from WI is an exhibitor at the show.
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John Renzetti <j.renzetti@...>
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Re: Moister meter
I just got my moisture meter from Shopsmith yesterday in the mail. It was the Wagner 609 meter with an LED meter and not the unit with the analog meter (606?). Anyone else receive the same unit? Is
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Erik Friis <efriis@...>
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Re: frozen outfeed jointer table release
John, Thank. I loosened the nut holding the cone and it came up easily. You are probably correct about the humidity. On another note, I found that starting the DC before the 7.5 hp bs motor did the
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Joel Cohen <Jcohen@...>
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Re: frozen outfeed jointer table release
Joel, I have a hunch the problem may be the sudden high humidity we've had the last couple of days. Fittings seem to be much tighter. Spray a little top coat on the cam and then gently press down on
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John Renzetti <j.renzetti@...>
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New machines catalog
I posted the PDF file of the new machines in the files section; the file is very large (750k) and was slow in downloading from New Zealand. It has photos and descriptions of the new combination
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Scott Slater <scott@...>
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New Machine Catalog
So how come the FELDER New Zealand site has the new machine catalog on line and Felder USA does not? Wolfgang? Thanks John R. for posting the URL. The new machines look pretty nice. I can't wait to
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Joe Dusel <joedusel@...>
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Re: frozen outfeed jointer table release
Wolfgang, I did go in the counter clockwise direction and I have had no luck. I was afraid to put a wrench on it for fear of damaging the gear. I did put a wrench on the orange plastic piece but that
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Joel Cohen <Jcohen@...>
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Re: frozen outfeed jointer table release
Hi Joel, The clamping mechanism on the jointer tables are eccentric cams. It is important that the cams are released in the direction opposite to the one you tightened it up. If you try to release it
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Wolfgang Geiger <wolfgang@...>
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frozen outfeed jointer table release
Anyone have the outfeed table jointer table release freeze up? The one on the infeed table is OK but when I went to release the other one to use the planeer, I could not budge it. In fact, I turned it
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Joel Cohen <Jcohen@...>
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Re: Felder Bandsaws
Hi Rich: I own a Felder 540 Bandsaw, which I just recently took delivery of (about the middle of March if I remember correctly. I began looking at what I'll refer to as the european welded frame saws
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Tim Albers
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Re: Felder Bandsaws
HI, I do not have a Felder band saw, but would buy one over the Laguna model. The frame is much stronger on the Felder, it has an extra reinforcement bar on the back. I have heard of the 16 inch
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Scott Slater <scott@...>
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Re: Felder Bandsaws
Hi Rich, (I have a sleeping baby on my shoulder as I type with one hand) Felder makes the steel frames for the bandsaws and they in turn are made into bandsaws by ACM of Italy. ACM also makes the
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John Renzetti <j.renzetti@...>
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Felder Bandsaws
I have done a search and so not see anything about Felder's bandsaws. Do any of you have one? have seen one? I have spoken to Felder about them but have some concerns prior to spending $1800 on one. I
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rich hutter <rhutter@...>
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Re: Felder FD-250 Mortiser
I don't own a FD-250, I've got a kludgey Robland contraption with a router mounted to it (it works okay). The nice thing about the FD-250 (besides being made by Felder) is that this machine has a
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Joe Dusel <joedusel@...>
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Re: Mortiser Information Needed
Steve, thanks, I would appreciate hearing your comments.
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Tim Albers
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Re: Mortiser Information Needed
Tim, funny you should ask I just got a call today that mine will be shipped to me next week. I have used a horizontal mort. quite a bit and really like them .Once I get my new one I will let you know
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Steve Jenkins <d_diver@...>
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Mortiser Information Needed
Hi everyone, this is my first message posted to the board. My Felder experience consists of owning a 540 bandsaw. However what I'm interested in, is a mortiser. Does anyone have the stand alone
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Tim Albers
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3 phase problem resolved!!!!
Well folks, thanks for all your input concerning my little problem. The power company came out and replaced the transformer fuse yesterday, and everything is just as it should be now. They also had to
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Jason Gant <rjasong@...>
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