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Upgrading to Felder...Chicagoland Owners


 

Hello All,
Been a hobbyist for about 20 years and finally in a position to have a dedicated 30'x25' woodworking shop and upgrade my equipment to Felder / Hammer.? After much research and working with Felder's Delaware office, have shortlisted the following pieces:? K700S, F700M, A341, and FB510.? Would much appreciate hearing from any locals in the Chicagoland area who have this equipment in their shops and are willing to allow me to see/"feel" the equipment in person...given the price point/investment am hesitant to purchase before at least being able to see the machine in person/up close.? And of course, other feedback my shortlist most welcome!

Best,
K Patel
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of kamalsonal via groups.io <kamalsonal@...>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2021 8:17:08 AM
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Subject: [FOG] Upgrading to Felder...Chicagoland Owners
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Hello All,
Been a hobbyist for about 20 years and finally in a position to have a dedicated 30'x25' woodworking shop and upgrade my equipment to Felder / Hammer.? After much research and working with Felder's Delaware office, have shortlisted the following pieces:? K700S, F700M, A341, and FB510.? Would much appreciate hearing from any locals in the Chicagoland area who have this equipment in their shops and are willing to allow me to see/"feel" the equipment in person...given the price point/investment am hesitant to purchase before at least being able to see the machine in person/up close.? And of course, other feedback my shortlist most welcome!

Best,
K Patel
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K Patel - I sent you a private message, happy to help in any way I can from STL.


 

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Hi K Patel,

I am in Indiana so not super close, about?3hrs from O¡¯hare.?I see you got some responses already. Also my machines are older 2002 KF700, 2006 K975 saw and 2011 Dual51. Have some other Felder equipment not on your list. But anyhow, just wanted to reach out to you in case you do not find anyone close. Welcome to the group.

Imran

On Jan 15, 2021, at 10:49 AM, kamalsonal via groups.io <kamalsonal@...> wrote:

?Hello All,
Been a hobbyist for about 20 years and finally in a position to have a dedicated 30'x25' woodworking shop and upgrade my equipment to Felder / Hammer.? After much research and working with Felder's Delaware office, have shortlisted the following pieces:? K700S, F700M, A341, and FB510.? Would much appreciate hearing from any locals in the Chicagoland area who have this equipment in their shops and are willing to allow me to see/"feel" the equipment in person...given the price point/investment am hesitant to purchase before at least being able to see the machine in person/up close.? And of course, other feedback my shortlist most welcome!

Best,
K Patel
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Suggest you go meet the folks at the Chicago School Of Woodworking. They have quite a bit of Felder/Hammer equipment (and Festool too). They actually teach a course in how to use it in conjunction with Felder. Very nice people.


 

Thanks to all who responded here and privately and will get back to each of you!??