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Thanks I have joined

Niel Viljoen
 

Thanks to the invitations of Geoff Shepherd and John Renzetti I have
signed-up although I have not yet bought my Felder, hence my question
in rec.woodworking. What intrigued me was the mention the BF6-31 is to
be replaced by a 700 series machine. Does anybody have anymore
information? I have definitely decided to buy a Felder, the key
question where and what!

Regards Niel Viljoen


UK prices for Felder BF6-31 and Robland X31

Geoff@Shepherd.com
 

Group - I thought this might be of interest to
some of you. If not, just hit delete. This is the
beginning of a conversation thread over on the
rec.woodworking newsgroup via Deja.com. You can
read the responses by using the link near the
bottom of this e-mail. Some of the responses are
quite interesting.

I'm going to send out invitations from our group
to some of the participants of this thread on the
other forum. More Felder owners...

..Geoff

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Date: 2000/03/04
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I am possibly moving to the UK in July and have the difficult decision
whether to buy a combination machine in the UK or here in the US. If I
buy it here I will save the 17.5% VAT which makes it seem attractive.
The transport will be with my move so the cost differential should not
be significant.

Can anybody tell me what these machines go for in the UK (new)?


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Re: Sliding table - Any lubrication?

John Renzetti
 

Jim, I've always used the Fluidum, which came in the little care kit with
the KF7F. I don't know what's in it, but it works great. One product to
stay away from is some stuff called slip-it. Another guy I know (name shall
remain anonymous used it on the sliders rails with sub-optimal results) It
can really clog up the works if not carefully applied. I tried some on the
tables and didn't like it at all. Went back to the Bostck top coat and the
metal glanz and Gleit from the care kit.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Voos <jvoos@...>
To: <felder-woodworking@...>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 4:32 PM
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Sliding table - Any lubrication?


My sliding table seems to have a little more friction than before. I
found
some oxidation on the rails and cleaned that off, and would like to
protect
it. I had heard that you are not to put any protectant, lubrication on
the
sliding rails. Is this what you have all heard?

Any thoughts?

jim


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Re: Sliding table - Any lubrication?

Wolfgang Geiger
 

Dear Jim,

You should put any lubricant that contains oil, silicon or similar
substances on the rails. These substances attract dust and will create
residue on the rails. We recommend any lubricants that do not attract dust
or wood chips (e.g FELDER Spindle Fluid, see March Special).

Wolfgang

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Voos <jvoos@...>
To: <felder-woodworking@...>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2000 1:32 PM
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Sliding table - Any lubrication?


My sliding table seems to have a little more friction than before. I
found
some oxidation on the rails and cleaned that off, and would like to
protect
it. I had heard that you are not to put any protectant, lubrication on
the
sliding rails. Is this what you have all heard?

Any thoughts?

jim


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Sliding table - Any lubrication?

Jim Voos
 

My sliding table seems to have a little more friction than before. I found
some oxidation on the rails and cleaned that off, and would like to protect
it. I had heard that you are not to put any protectant, lubrication on the
sliding rails. Is this what you have all heard?

Any thoughts?

jim


Ht of bags off the floor

John Renzetti
 

I've got the top of the AF22 frame 42.5" off the floor. This has
allowed enough room so the bags can have some support as they fill. The
regular Felder bags that came with this machine were pretty large, I
thought any lower would have constricted the bags.
I'm plannning on adding some front leg supports made out of tube
steel. It's always seemed like a lot of weight just bolted to the wall.
There was a post over on Badger Pond about pleated dust filters from
the Farr Co of Little Rock AR. They make various sized filters that
could serve as a substitute or an addition to the regular drum filter.
They have one that is about 36" high that sells for $65. With more cu
ft of fabric available for filtering you wouldn't have to clean the
filter as often especially when cutting sheet goods like mdf.
Take care,
John Renzetti


Re: dust collector height

Scott Slater
 

Geoff,

Before getting your message, I spoke to Pete at Felder, he said that
the measurement was 33 1/2 inches - but this was the smaller unit, he
said that the bags are the same size. I mounted it at 34 inches - I
think that it is too low - I may try to remount it higher, it should
only take a little bit of time. I have a piece of 3/4 inch plywood on
the wall, and the dc mounted to that. I got the phase converter hooked
up, and 3 phase power to 2 places in the shop. Now I just have to wait
for the machine to come in (end of April). I cannot believe the suction
on the AF22, you were right in an earlier email about the cat getting
sucked in. It still seems quite loud, I have the LN version, so I
wonder how loud the non LN version is. I do not hear the vibration,
except when the machine is slowing down after power off, my walls are
hollow with drywall.

Scott

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Shepherd [mailto:geoff@...]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 12:13 PM
To: Scott Slater; felder-woodworking@...
Subject: Re: DUST COLLECTOR


Scott,

I assume you mean the AF-22... mine is mounted on the mobile stand, but
John
Renzetti has his bolted to the wall. The height from the bottom of the
collector housing (where the bags attach) to the floor of the rolling
base
is 93cm (~36 1/2") - this is just right so the bottom of the bags have
something to rest on for support.

I was just discussing with John Renzetti that bolting the AF-22 to a
hollow
wall may amplify vibrations if the wall acts as a sounding board.

...Geoff

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Slater <scott@...>
To: <geoff@...>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 1:16 AM
Subject: DUST COLLECTOR


Hi,

I am installing my bf22 dust collector, and could not find what
height it
should be from the ground - I have the unit that attaches to the
wall, if
you have the same one, could you let me know how high it is to the
bottom
of
the collector. thanks

I posted a couple of photos of the new phasemaster in the vault.

Scott


Re: DUST COLLECTOR

Geoff Shepherd
 

Scott,

I assume you mean the AF-22... mine is mounted on the mobile stand, but John
Renzetti has his bolted to the wall. The height from the bottom of the
collector housing (where the bags attach) to the floor of the rolling base
is 93cm (~36 1/2") - this is just right so the bottom of the bags have
something to rest on for support.

I was just discussing with John Renzetti that bolting the AF-22 to a hollow
wall may amplify vibrations if the wall acts as a sounding board.

...Geoff

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Slater <scott@...>
To: <geoff@...>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 1:16 AM
Subject: DUST COLLECTOR


Hi,

I am installing my bf22 dust collector, and could not find what height it
should be from the ground - I have the unit that attaches to the wall, if
you have the same one, could you let me know how high it is to the bottom
of
the collector. thanks

I posted a couple of photos of the new phasemaster in the vault.

Scott


Tilting shaper ideas

Geoff Shepherd
 

Hi Group... here's an idea I wanted to try on the tilting shaper using the
high-speed spindle - sliding dovetails. Usually a sliding dovetail is done
in two steps, one to mill the dovetail groove, and a second to mill the
dovetail "tongue", say in the end of a shelf or partition of a box or
cabinet.

When milling the dovetail tongue, the procedure I've alway seen is to stand
the piece up on end and guide it against the router table fence with the
dovetail bit partially exposed. Flip the piece over and repeat to create the
full tail.

I found an alternative to standing the work up on end is the following: tilt
the router spindle to the exact angle of the dovetail bit, then you can
guide the work flat on the table, even using the sliding table if you
prefer. The catch is that the dovetail depth is limited to the maximum width
of the dovetail bit, but this may be acceptable for many situations. As
before, you still have to make two passes to mill the tongues.

Tilting the bit precisely is really easy to do just by counting the crank
revolutions. For my 14-degree bit, it's seven crank revs. In my practice
setup, I milled the slot first, then measured the depth and narrow width
using a digital sliding calipers. This provided measurements for setting the
bit height and exposure. Exposure is the same as the slot depth. Height is:
(stock thickness - narrow width) / 2 ... this gives a good starting point
from which to fine-tune the adjustments, but given either plain luck or the
accuracy of the Felder system, my first try was exactly on (working in
metric made this whole test even easier).

I also played around with the tilting shaper and my existing router bit
collection. I found a very nice profile suitable for small picture frames
can be produced with my Porter-Cable "Traditional" profile bit tilted back
to 30-degrees, followed by a little clean-up with a 1/8" round-over at
0-degrees. Since the fancy bit I used creates a more-or-less 45-degree
profile on an edge, tilting to 30-degrees changes this to essentially a
15-degree profile. Comparing side-by-side it is hard to believe the same bit
made the new profile.

..Geoff


March Special

Wolfgang Geiger
 

Hi guys,

The new monthly special is now uploaded. I hope I picked the right mix
for you.

Wolfgang
FELDER USA


BF6 Dovetails Figured Out

Geoff Shepherd
 

Thanks to John Hartshorne's over-the-phone advice, I was able to get the
system-format aluminum extension table perfectly aligned with the dovetail
coupling system on my BF6-31. Using my parallel fence as a straight-edge
and a set of feeler gauges, I was able to get the extension aligned to
within .002". Not bad. Third time's the charm, right?

So, my theory of slightly different dovetail angles was all for naught.

I used a jig on my stationary belt sander to grind the adjustment bolt heads
flat and square. I lubricated the threads and washers of the clamping levers
with a bit of beeswax (before there was anti-seize compound, there were busy
bees). Then I followed John's procedure to start with the lower bolts first
and only bring the upper bolts into play last. In a way, it is like getting
all four legs of a table exactly the same length... if one of the bolts is
in or out too far in relation to the other three, the table does
not align well and will rock up and down. With the table aligned, I can
actually feel/hear a satisfying "thunk" sound as the bolt heads engage the
dovetail face simultaneously. I was also surprised at how much weight this
system can take without deflecting.

..Geoff


Re: Voting Results: Cutting Dados

Mark Rupersburg
 

Geoff Shepherd wrote:

Well, we're officially at 40 members.

I closed the poll for the dado survey, and the web site sent out a results
message that isn't terribly clear... the number after each option is the
number of votes received. So, it looks like "Other" wins, and a tie between
the high-speed spindle with straight bits vs. just using a hand-held router.
I suspect "Other" for most people probably means another table saw... or
maybe a dado plane (or that CNC milling machine in the corner, used just for
dados of course). :-)
It may be that some keep a Unisaw used just for dados and big, ugly ripping. My shop
isn't big enough to 2 saws -- unlike some in the PHL area ;-)

Last year I hand dug 90 cubic yards for an exterior entrance to my basement shop. Next
year I'm getting a backhoe to increase the size of my basement by 12 x 15 so I have
room for more tools.

It still won't be large enough for 2 saw, so I'll have to cut dados some other way.
BTW, you don't need a CNC machine to cut dados. A manual mill works just fine.

Best regards,

Mark Rupersburg


So - who is the voter using Hersaf bits? I was thinking of giving these a
try, but would like to hear more from someone using them. I would also like
to give spiral bits a try, but wow are they expensive!

..Geoff

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 12:33 AM
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Voting Results: Cutting Dados

Here are the results of the vote:

1. H.S. spindle, Hersaf bits 1
2. Multiple passes with saw blade 1
3. Slotting cutter in shaper 1
4. H.S. spindle, spiral bits 3
5. Hand-held router 4
6. High-speed spindle, straight bits 4
7. Other 6
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Re: Kay Phasemaster Question

Mark Rupersburg
 

Geoff;

This sounds (get it?) like a question for the manufacturer.? It seems like anything that was exposed to a? shop environment could be crudded up.? Maybe Kay has a? LN option -- like on your dust collector ;-)

Mark

Geoff Shepherd wrote:

Hi all,

When I start up my Kay MA-1 Phasemaster, it sounds like it has bad bearings
(whining) until it warms up a bit. This unit was never used, but sat for two
years on its pallet before I purchased it with the BF6-31 and AF-22 from
Mike Simpson in Oregon.

Does this model have grease fittings? Should I go get a grease gun and the
recommended lubricant (Chevron SRI) and try lubing up the bearings? Or do
they all do this?

The temp in my shop these days is about 60F give or take.

Also - thanks to Felder USA for footing the bill on the "No Ads" option for
our group... the advertising at the bottom of our messages and the banner
ads on our group site have been eliminated.

..Geoff

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Kay Phasemaster Question

Geoff Shepherd
 

Hi all,

When I start up my Kay MA-1 Phasemaster, it sounds like it has bad bearings
(whining) until it warms up a bit. This unit was never used, but sat for two
years on its pallet before I purchased it with the BF6-31 and AF-22 from
Mike Simpson in Oregon.

Does this model have grease fittings? Should I go get a grease gun and the
recommended lubricant (Chevron SRI) and try lubing up the bearings? Or do
they all do this?

The temp in my shop these days is about 60F give or take.

Also - thanks to Felder USA for footing the bill on the "No Ads" option for
our group... the advertising at the bottom of our messages and the banner
ads on our group site have been eliminated.

..Geoff


Re: Voting Results: Cutting Dados

Geoff Shepherd
 

Well, we're officially at 40 members.

I closed the poll for the dado survey, and the web site sent out a results
message that isn't terribly clear... the number after each option is the
number of votes received. So, it looks like "Other" wins, and a tie between
the high-speed spindle with straight bits vs. just using a hand-held router.
I suspect "Other" for most people probably means another table saw... or
maybe a dado plane (or that CNC milling machine in the corner, used just for
dados of course). :-)

So - who is the voter using Hersaf bits? I was thinking of giving these a
try, but would like to hear more from someone using them. I would also like
to give spiral bits a try, but wow are they expensive!

..Geoff

----- Original Message -----
From: eGroups.com Poll Results <geoff@...>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 12:33 AM
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Voting Results: Cutting Dados


Here are the results of the vote:

1. H.S. spindle, Hersaf bits 1
2. Multiple passes with saw blade 1
3. Slotting cutter in shaper 1
4. H.S. spindle, spiral bits 3
5. Hand-held router 4
6. High-speed spindle, straight bits 4
7. Other 6


Voting Results: Cutting Dados

eGroups.com Poll Results
 

Here are the results of the vote:

1. H.S. spindle, Hersaf bits 1
2. Multiple passes with saw blade 1
3. Slotting cutter in shaper 1
4. H.S. spindle, spiral bits 3
5. Hand-held router 4
6. High-speed spindle, straight bits 4
7. Other 6


Re: Shaper spindle

David DeCristoforo
 

Seth
Actually, you should have BOTH spindles. The 1.25" is a standard U.S. size and the 30mm
is a standard Euro (metric) size. Most U.S. made cutters will only be offered in 1.25"
or 3/4" whereas the Euro tooling will be 20 or 30mm. Having a 1.25" and a 30mm will
give you the most flexibility.
David DeCristoforo

"Seth Honeyman (Upstate New York)" wrote:

This is a sort of a survey. When I ordered my BF6-31, I never gave too
much thought to the shaper function. I'd never used a shaper and have
a full shelf of router tooling. So I ordered the router spindle and
got a shaper spindle essentially as an afterthought. I've since
ordered the rebate head - the Felder February special - and found that
it was only supplied in 30 MM. My shaper spindle is 1.25".

Do you think that I should swap in my 1.25" spindle for a 30 MM. Do
you think it is worthwhile for the European tooling available or should
I stick with the 1.25? Felder has been nice enough to say that they
will exchange spindles for me at no charge, so cost is not a prime
consideration.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Regards - Seth

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Re: Shaper spindle

John Renzetti
 

I usually recommend that new owners get the 30mm spindle with the shaper,
unless they already own a number of 1.25" cutters. The 30mm cutters are
available from a number of US manufacturers or US offices of European
manufacturers. However, the best prices are the Leitz cutters that Felder
USA sells. I think Charlie Norton did a price comparison between Felder and
LeitzUSA and Felder was much less expensive. Felder is starting to sell some
1.25" cutters but these cost a little more than the 30mm.
I don't think you'd ever need the 40 or 50mm bore cutters unless you
were into some heavy duty continuous manufacturing of large moldings or
window and door frames. The Felder catalog lists one set of cutters at 40mm
for window and door manufacturing. This set runs almost $4000.
Sometime soon the new year 2000 catalog will be available in English. In
the meantime usually most of the normal cutters available that are in the
big Leitz Lexicon can be acquired through FelderUSA. For something really
special, SS Schmidt in NJ, will make up anything you can think of. They did
this for a huge cutterhead for Mike Simmons(Geoff Shepherd bought his
BF6-31) From what I understand this cutter was about 5" high and 8" in
diameter.
Take care,
John Renzetti

----- Original Message -----
From: dolsid <dolsid@...>
To: <felder-woodworking@...>
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 1:37 PM
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Re: Shaper spindle


Seth: I am in the same boat. I didn't know "come here from sic'em" about
shapers I ordered an 1.25 inch spindle assuming that is was a US standard
and found Felder did do that size of cutters. I hit the net and found
several suppliers in the States so will probably shop here. If I find
that
I "must have" a Felder cutter will pony up for a 30mm since I understand
it
is a standard in Europe and that the 40mm is used when spindle deflection
is
a potential problem. I assume that a larger motor would be in order for
the
heavier duty cutters that would go on the 40mm.-----



Re: Stop nuts on cross-cut fence

APGAR, Lee, GCM
 

jeff-- I somehow got signed up twice for the group and am getting two
copies of every msg. Could you please delete one of my entries? Thanks.
My email is lee@....

-----Original Message-----
From: Geoff Shepherd [mailto:geoff@...]
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 1:38 PM
To: felder-woodworking@...
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Re: Stop nuts on cross-cut fence


Oh well - and I thought I was on to something truly clever... turns out the
tip about the stop nuts for automatically aligning the cross-cut fence only
works on the fence for the outrigger table. The regular cross-cut fence
doesn't provide enough lateral adjustment to compensate for the difference
in the stop scale at 45 degrees vs. 90. For that one, it looks like I
either
have to mark and measure manually when cutting at 45 degrees, or add about
54 mm to the desired length and set the stop to that (not a big hassel, but
prone to error).

...Geoff

----- Original Message -----
From: Geoff Shepherd <geoff@...>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 7:17 PM
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Stop nuts on cross-cut fence


Maybe I missed it in the manual, but I *think* I figured out the
intended use for two stop nuts in the T-track on the back side of the
cross-cut fence, at least as indicated in the assembly sheet that comes
with the it.

One stop goes on the blade-side of the aluminum clamp block (the one
that acts as a pivot for the fence), and this stop nut is set so the
fence rule is in accurate for 90-degree cross-cuts. The second stop nut
goes on the other side of the same aluminum clamping clamping block
(between the two clamp blocks actually). This stop nut is set to align
the fence rule to be accurate for 45-degree miter cuts. So to get
accurate length readings for 90 or 45-degree cuts, you just slide the
fence to the stop left or right while adjusting the angle. For
in-between angles, it will be off the mark.

The only unforunate part of using the second stop nut like this is that
it traps the one clamp block on that side of the fence, so moving the
fence to the rear position for wide cross-cuts would require loosing
that setting. A scribe or pencil mark could save the setting in the
mean time. Actually, I suppose there could be a full 45-90-45 lateral
degree scale on the back between the stops, but it might vary from
machine-to-machine depending on how close the user has set the fence to
the blade during initial setup.

Then again, most people probably just use a chop saw. :-)

..Geoff
(Too much coffee == too much thinking)


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Re: Stop nuts on cross-cut fence

Geoff Shepherd
 

Oh well - and I thought I was on to something truly clever... turns out the
tip about the stop nuts for automatically aligning the cross-cut fence only
works on the fence for the outrigger table. The regular cross-cut fence
doesn't provide enough lateral adjustment to compensate for the difference
in the stop scale at 45 degrees vs. 90. For that one, it looks like I either
have to mark and measure manually when cutting at 45 degrees, or add about
54 mm to the desired length and set the stop to that (not a big hassel, but
prone to error).

...Geoff

----- Original Message -----
From: Geoff Shepherd <geoff@...>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 7:17 PM
Subject: [felder-woodworking] Stop nuts on cross-cut fence


Maybe I missed it in the manual, but I *think* I figured out the
intended use for two stop nuts in the T-track on the back side of the
cross-cut fence, at least as indicated in the assembly sheet that comes
with the it.

One stop goes on the blade-side of the aluminum clamp block (the one
that acts as a pivot for the fence), and this stop nut is set so the
fence rule is in accurate for 90-degree cross-cuts. The second stop nut
goes on the other side of the same aluminum clamping clamping block
(between the two clamp blocks actually). This stop nut is set to align
the fence rule to be accurate for 45-degree miter cuts. So to get
accurate length readings for 90 or 45-degree cuts, you just slide the
fence to the stop left or right while adjusting the angle. For
in-between angles, it will be off the mark.

The only unforunate part of using the second stop nut like this is that
it traps the one clamp block on that side of the fence, so moving the
fence to the rear position for wide cross-cuts would require loosing
that setting. A scribe or pencil mark could save the setting in the
mean time. Actually, I suppose there could be a full 45-90-45 lateral
degree scale on the back between the stops, but it might vary from
machine-to-machine depending on how close the user has set the fence to
the blade during initial setup.

Then again, most people probably just use a chop saw. :-)

..Geoff
(Too much coffee == too much thinking)