Popular Post Pwk5017 Posted October 14, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 Wheeled this off a trailer about 3-4 hours ago. Crap photo of a ten year old Felder KF700 pro, but I took it before I dived into disassembling the side table and chassis(poop you not, 2-3 hours to do this). A mad man designed the way this thing was put together. Doesn't help felder manuals are notoriously horrible and unhelpful. Concealed bolts, stuff a full arm's reach away, this one truly had it all. With the side table, blade guard, and outrigger removed, it squeaked through my man door by about a half inch. For weighing 1500lbs, an appropriate narrow pallet jack(21") moves the machine pretty easily. Calling it quits for the night, but Im hoping to get some time this weekend to put the thing back together and run it. Starting a new job on Monday and I have a bunch of commissions to finish this weekend. Sucks that it will probably sit for a week or two before I get it setup. Look forward to discovering why these things are ungodly expensive. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bankstick Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 9 hours ago, Pwk5017 said: A mad man designed the way this thing was put together. Know what you mean, dude! My son is a mechanical engineer as was his grandfather. I fell to the wayside with no mathematical aptitude. Anyway, we would work on things and I told my son if he ever "designed anything like this," I would kick his butt around the block. There was a trend to assemble things- design for manufacture it was called. No one ever thought of design for repair or replacement. Ever work on one of the new cars? I had a Plymouth van that had a Mazda engine- you had to replace the water pump from the back while taking half of the front apart. Had to spend $400 as a result. Good luck on the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pwk5017 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I'll be the first to admit I'm not the most mechanically inclined man, but they really made that incredibly difficult. The lack of diagrams and instructions almost force you to pay for the commissioning service. I'm sure that's not intentional or anything.... here it is in its home. Wired a plug on it real quick and it fired up nicely. The weird humming/shrill frequency of the VFD starting up will take some getting used to, but thankfully it goes away once the machine is under power for 15-20 seconds. I want to say this vintage felder uses three phase motors with an internal VFD. Let's you electronically control the RPMs for your saw and shaper via a dial. I have a few 14" blades from the previous owner and zero shaper tooling. I believe he only used the router spindle with router bits, because the shaper spindle looks brand new. Need to spend some TLC on the top and insides. The top is a little grimy. Not rusty, but that staining cast iron takes on. I doubt the previous owner ever regreased any of the internal ways, so I'll tend to that while I have it apart. Not that I have much experience with sliding tables, but the xroll table is smooth as butter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 That's an awesome unit dude. But you guys need to cut out this Euro kit crap because I can tell it's gnawing at my ability to make rational decisions. You mind telling us what you paid for it? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 I'm redesigning my retirement shop, thanks to you guys. I've had the design for a long time, but I thought I'd retire a while back too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Eric. said: But you guys need to cut out this Euro kit crap because I can tell it's gnawing at my ability to make rational decisions. And trip is even thinking of coming back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 25 minutes ago, estesbubba said: And trip is even thinking of coming back! Trip is also no help with rational decisions. You start at a molehill, talk to Trip, end up at the top of freakin' mountain. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan G Posted October 14, 2017 Report Share Posted October 14, 2017 That is a sweet machine. I'm glad I am at capacity in my shop or else I would start looking at these. So nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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