Re: Christmas in November
Exciting John, when I got my Kappa 400 commissioned I verified voltage readings to my outlet. I did install the blade guard and control panel but not the slider. Kelly was the tech and he was
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JP Rice
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Re: Christmas in November
Hi John, Congratulations on the saw and its safe arrival. I have no idea how Felder can¡¯t ship the right stuff. Maybe they need to go to 2 stickers per part as the single sticker system ain¡¯t
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imran
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Re: New options to upgrade a Felder Straight cutter head
Yes possibly Brian, I would still do it again if i was in the same position, maybe just with this new head that's available! :) The benefits are great. Of course if you can afford a new machine, that
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Bryce Comer
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Re: Christmas in November
Wow that's a lovely bit of machinery for what looks like a home shop. You must be pretty excited! Regards, Bryce -- https://www.brycecomerwoodworks.com/
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Bryce Comer
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Re: Christmas in November
Thanks fellows. I appreciate the information. I may try to get the slider installed and the saw leveled before the tech arrives, and I¡¯ll have the 4¡± hose ready to hook up to the overhead guard.
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John Hinman
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Re: Christmas in November
I commission my K700s back in April, I partially started the assembly to be more familiar with the saw, It ?still took us 6-7 hours to complete the commission . I don¡¯t see a scenario where you
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netanel.belgazal@...
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Re: Christmas in November
You won¡¯t be able to fully connect the machine to a dust collector without installing the overhead saw guard system, which is big and heavy. This is not a single person job unless you have some type
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David P. Best
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Re: Christmas in November
John, congratulations on your new saw. what Felder expects you to do is to remove it from the pallet, connect it to dust collector and measure the voltage in the outlet near the saw. You don¡¯t need
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netanel.belgazal@...
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Re: Christmas in November
John, I have no advice for you, but I do want to congratulate you.? She is gonna be a beaut Clark!? I can't wait to see it set up! Tell us the spec. PK
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PK
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Re: New options to upgrade a Felder Straight cutter head
Bryce, I'm not sure if it was you commenting when you had upgraded your cutterhead, but the revelation that it seemed to lack the power that it had with straight knives combined with the intimidation
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Brian
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Christmas in November
Just got a new saw today! Ordered in March, so it has been a long wait. Unfortunately Felder shipped someone else¡¯s slider with it. The first thing the rigger brought in was that incorrect slider,
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John Hinman
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Re: FB510 bandsaw tire
How do you know that Rod? i.e have you stretched out the tire to find out, like so... Or measured them?.... As the profile disappears when the rubber is bent around a circumference I didn't find this
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Tom Trees
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Re: New options to upgrade a Felder Straight cutter head
That looks like a much nicer looking head than the one i put in my CF531. One thing i noticed when i did, was that the machine seemed a little underpowered compared to the original 4 knife head. In
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Bryce Comer
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Re: FB510 bandsaw tire
Tom, the FB510 tires are rectangular in profile, they aren¡¯t meant to have camber. Regards, Rod.
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rodsheridan
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Re: Felder 3 Phase Setup: Hardwired? Or Plug Into Outlet?
Understood. I'm having the same challenge - it doesn't look like there's an 80A GFCI breaker.
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Rohit Kulshreshtha
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Re: Felder 3 Phase Setup: Hardwired? Or Plug Into Outlet?
in hindsight I should probably use a larger breaker, but I am only using a 60A breaker. When I installed the breaker, I only had a single 3P machine that use 5.5kW so I thought I have plenty of
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netanel.belgazal@...
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Re: Felder 3 Phase Setup: Hardwired? Or Plug Into Outlet?
Thanks for the info! Are you using an 80A breaker on the PTE010? Can you share the product you're using for that?
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Rohit Kulshreshtha
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New options to upgrade a Felder Straight cutter head
Just saw this video. Seems very affordable and may offer solutions to larger machines as well. Looks just like a Silent cutter head. https://youtu.be/I8XOZ3K2raA?si=BGGV4v9LHF9sMVmY PK
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PK
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#rfp - Random Friday Photo - Nov 22, 2024
#rfp
First, I miss your posts Sang Luu, hope all is well with you. I may be wrong but IIRC, Sang Luu started #rfp thread. So here it goes. The best part of woodworking, for me, is to be able to use couple
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imran
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Re: Fitting a mobile base to a Hammer A3-31
Hi Aaron The weight of the A3-31 is enough to prevent any movement when work is passed over or through the machine. As a result, I leave it resting on the wheels. The original lever/lift actually is
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Derek Cohen
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