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Hi,
I’m new to the group. I just received my Felder K940S sliding table saw. I called Felder before it arrived and they told me it comes with leveling feet. I’ve just finished unloading it and took it off the crate with my pallet jack. I can’t find them in any of the poorly labeled baggies that all of the nuts and bolts are in. Can anyone confirm that the saws do in fact come with leveling feet (it appears there’s only holes for two on the right side of the saw). If it does come with them can someone please provide a picture of what they look like. This group is awesome by the way!
Thanks for your help!
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No feet supplied that I have ever heard of.
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Hi,
I’m new to the group. I just received my Felder K940S sliding table saw. I called Felder before it arrived and they told me it comes with leveling feet. I’ve just finished unloading it and took it off the crate with my pallet jack. I can’t find them in any of the poorly labeled baggies that all of the nuts and bolts are in. Can anyone confirm that the saws do in fact come with leveling feet (it appears there’s only holes for two on the right side of the saw). If it does come with them can someone please provide a picture of what they look like. This group is awesome by the way!
Thanks for your help!
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Mine did not come with feet
Here are the ones i bought, i did have to enlarge the hole And I believe I bought these oversized thick Washers
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On Dec 31, 2021, at 8:26 PM, Brian Lamb <blamb11@...> wrote:
? No feet supplied that I have ever heard of.
Hi,
I’m new to the group. I just received my Felder K940S sliding table saw. I called Felder before it arrived and they told me it comes with leveling feet. I’ve just finished unloading it and took it off the crate with my pallet jack. I can’t find them in any of the poorly labeled baggies that all of the nuts and bolts are in. Can anyone confirm that the saws do in fact come with leveling feet (it appears there’s only holes for two on the right side of the saw). If it does come with them can someone please provide a picture of what they look like. This group is awesome by the way!
Thanks for your help!
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?Like Brian I also have never heard of Felder supplying leveling feet. I assume the holes you are speaking of on the right side (facing machine standing on the rip side) are located in the main cabinet’s front & back corners.
On my K975 there are two more, one on each end of the extended chassis under the slider. These are accessed by removing the panels in the rear (standing facing the control panel) of the said chassis. For this reason, they may not be easy to spot.
Imran
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On Dec 31, 2021, at 8:21 PM, jppetricca@... wrote: ?Hi,
I’m new to the group. I just received my Felder K940S sliding table saw. I called Felder before it arrived and they told me it comes with leveling feet. I’ve just finished unloading it and took it off the crate with my pallet jack. I can’t find them in any of the poorly labeled baggies that all of the nuts and bolts are in. Can anyone confirm that the saws do in fact come with leveling feet (it appears there’s only holes for two on the right side of the saw). If it does come with them can someone please provide a picture of what they look like. This group is awesome by the way!
Thanks for your help!
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It seems like they ought to have leveling feet. What do people normally use?
I remember a recent post about this - suggested basic feet with a 3/8” threaded shaft. That seems pretty flexible for a heavy machine.
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John Hinman
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Not a Felder Owner yet - expecting K700S in February and A941 in April 2022
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My leveling foot for the Kappa 400
Bill Belanger
Hi,
I’m new to the group. I just received my Felder K940S sliding table saw. I called Felder before it arrived and they told me it comes with leveling feet. I’ve just finished unloading it and took it off the crate with my pallet jack. I can’t find them in any of the poorly labeled baggies that all of the nuts and bolts are in. Can anyone confirm that the saws do in fact come with leveling feet (it appears there’s only holes for two on the right side of the saw). If it does come with them can someone please provide a picture of what they look like. This group is awesome by the way!
Thanks for your help!
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I have the same saw and had to drill a couple holes to install leveling feet. The 10mm shaft works “ok” ?and I also chose the larger foot for looks but starting over knowing I would need to be drilling holes I would have used a larger shaft, likely 3/4 for the more extended back two feet. On a level floor all would be well, mine is on a sloping garage floor facing the door making the most extended foot approx 4”. Method of hole drilling was right angle attachment on cordless drill with stepped drill bits (harbor freight ones work well). Lifting was done with a pallet jack and blocking.  -- Mike B
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Felder does not provide leveling feet with their 700 and 900 series machines. ? The unthreaded hole in you machine base ?is 11mm. ?Here is a link to the leveling feet I use and recommend:
David Best
https://www.instagram.com/davidpbest/
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Hi,
I’m new to the group. I just received my Felder K940S sliding table saw. I called Felder before it arrived and they told me it comes with leveling feet. I’ve just finished unloading it and took it off the crate with my pallet jack. I can’t find them in any of the poorly labeled baggies that all of the nuts and bolts are in. Can anyone confirm that the saws do in fact come with leveling feet (it appears there’s only holes for two on the right side of the saw). If it does come with them can someone please provide a picture of what they look like. This group is awesome by the way!
Thanks for your help!
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David,
In your pictures, I noted the overhead saw guard’s shield for angled cuts stowed under the rip side extension table.
Is that the factory location or did you move it there?
On my saw it is stored under the rip fence bar. While it is not in the way it does get sawdust on it that I end up cleaning often. Should not be too hard to move.
Imran
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On Dec 31, 2021, at 10:03 PM, david@... via groups.io <david@...> wrote: ? Felder does not provide leveling feet with their 700 and 900 series machines. ? The unthreaded hole in you machine base ?is 11mm. ?Here is a link to the leveling feet I use and recommend:
David Best
https://www.instagram.com/davidpbest/
Hi,
I’m new to the group. I just received my Felder K940S sliding table saw. I called Felder before it arrived and they told me it comes with leveling feet. I’ve just finished unloading it and took it off the crate with my pallet jack. I can’t find them in any of the poorly labeled baggies that all of the nuts and bolts are in. Can anyone confirm that the saws do in fact come with leveling feet (it appears there’s only holes for two on the right side of the saw). If it does come with them can someone please provide a picture of what they look like. This group is awesome by the way!
Thanks for your help!
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Will I need those leveling feet for my A941 jointer also?
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John Hinman
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Not a Felder Owner yet - expecting K700S in February and A941 in April 2022
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Many thanks David, do the levelling feet just sit loose in the unthreaded holes in the machine feet? Presumably a nut on the inside is tightened when levelling is complete?
Murray
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Levelling feet are an option. I’ve always used a couple of wood shims under a corner to make sure my chassis doesn’t rock, other than that it’s not necessary, plus, I don’t move my machine around. Some folks that are taller, prefer to put feet on the machine to get it higher, as well as level if by chance your garage floor has a lot of slope.
Brian Lamb
blamb11@...
www.lambtoolworks.com
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On Jan 1, 2022, at 3:35 PM, John Hinman <jhinman1911@...> wrote:
Will I need those leveling feet for my A941 jointer also?
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John Hinman
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Not a Felder Owner yet - expecting K700S in February and A941 in April 2022
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This is how I configured my leveling feet on the machine. ?I used the lower nut to adjust height - a washer is necessary here.?
Once the machine was level, I added a second washer and nut on the opposite side of the hole in the chassis, and tightened that top nut.
If your floor is has a lot of tilt - many garages are this way to create drainage toward the door - then you might want to get the longer version of the leveling foot from McMaster. ?That part number is 6111K372.
David Best
https://www.instagram.com/davidpbest/
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Many thanks David, do the levelling feet just sit loose in the unthreaded holes in the machine feet?
Murray
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Is there a best practice for ensuring the machine frame is not being torqued via leveling feet? I imagine setting up on a balanced 3 foot stance then using the 4th to stabilize with minimal pressure is the proper method?
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Mike B
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The most accurate way to ensure the machine chassis is not being twisted out of square by the leveling feet is covered in these two videos.?
The idea is to check the level of the cast iron top along the front and rear edges. ?If the two level readings agree, then the leveling feet are properly adjusted. ? If you want to invest in a level that’s accurate enough for this type of machine alignment, Brian Lamb makes a very nice unit (), or Grizzly has a version made in China ().
The problem with a K940 (which is the same chassis as my Kappa 400 xMotion) is that the four feet are at the corners, and if you have one of the four off the floor, the chassis will indeed flex enough that the cast iron table will have a slight twist. ?If you wanted to do this without using a precision level, then you’d want to use the two feet on the infeed side under the rip fence bar as two of the elements, and some kind of jack screw or block with shims midway between the two feet at the rear of the machine, get that setup level, then bring the two rear leveling feet at the back corners down until they reach the floor, then remove the temporary jack screw or block from between the two rear feet. ?That won’t be as precise as using a precision level, but will get you pretty close. ?I will DM you some additional information.
David Best
https://www.instagram.com/davidpbest/
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Is there a best practice for ensuring the machine frame is not being torqued via leveling feet? I imagine setting up on a balanced 3 foot stance then using the 4th to stabilize with minimal pressure is the proper method? --
Mike B
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