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    Power feeder

    Please be careful. Lot's of forces involved and flexing or movement of the fence, table, feeder, or mount could end badly.

    When I was assembling the PF and hardware on my saw/shaper, I was...
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    G&g

    Glen,

    That's a wonderful design you put together there. What are the dimensions of the piece?

    Regards,

    John
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    Greg, I can see this happening. If your goal...

    Greg,

    I can see this happening. If your goal is to straight line rip one long side of an 8' long plywood sheet, you should be using the ripping shoe to hold the panel, not the crosscut fence. ...
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    Accuracy

    OP, you state that you spent considerable time setting your saw up accurately, but you also mention the 5 cut process.

    You do know that this is useful for setting up a cross cut fence, but not a...
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    Ripping

    Greg,

    I've had my KF-700S saw/shaper, which is nearly identical to your unit about a year now and really like it a lot. Much better than the PM-66 I had previously.

    Nearly all of my ripping...
  6. Combo

    Josh,

    I was in much the same position as you and in fact had the same table saw and planer that you now have.

    Ultimately, I opted to go with two seperate combos. I got a new, 700 series,...
  7. Slider

    Its is likely better than a high end mitre gauge or sled, but still has limitations.

    The most recent iterations of sliders are designed to rip 8' long boards or sheet goods. I rarely use sheet...
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    Complaining

    Too long. Didn't read. Care to post a Cliff Notes version of your rant? :o
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    Shaper

    This is true. One pass and it'll be smooth as a baby's bottom. A router table will provide the same results, but it'll be a lot more work with 2-3 passes and you'll have to be careful about feed...
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    Shaper -vs- Router Table

    +1 on this and Rod's advice.

    I have a 5 HP, variable speed, reversing shaper with power feeder that utilizes a sliding table (Felder). Very slick, but I still use my router table more often.
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    Power

    +1 on this. I have two Felder machines and went with a male twist lock on each that hangs off the pigtail cord supplied with the machine. I made up 3-4 'extension cords' of various lengths out of...
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    Blades

    This is good information, thanks. Currently, I use Felder blades on my Felder, and they are definitely noisy. I keep the speed turned down which helps, but I'm thinking of getting a few Tenyru's...
  13. Choosing carefully

    Steve,

    Your idea of wanting to see the machines is a good one. Felder/Hammer, MM and Grizzly will all provide you with contact information for someone near you that owns the machines you're...
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    +2

    +2 My water stone example was just that, an example. I actually prefer using the scary sharp, sandpaper method just as you do. I do use a Tormek for chisels and plane blades, but still follow up...
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    Scraping

    +1 on this. Sounds like you're not familiar with a scraper. Lot's of good info out there on how to sharpen one. Get yourself a set of scrapers. A curved one will make short work of those burn...
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    Slider

    I owned my PM-66 for about 12 years before selling it in favor of a Euro slider.

    IMHO, the cabinet saw is a 100 y/o design from a time when operator safety was an afterthought. The newer...
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    Cooking

    I agree with you but would add one point.

    If you want just about the finest cookware made, get stainless lined copper pots from Falk culinair.

    http://www.falkculinair.com/

    That's all I...
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    Door

    Wow!! That's a very nice door!!! I like the proporations too.

    Great job!!!!
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    Safety

    Does your shaper have a "Sawstop" device installed?

    If not, you're not being safe. Shame on you!!!!!!! :eek:

    A lawsuit properly applied will correct the clear oversight of the manufacturer...
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    Warp

    John, here's my thoughts, which are worth what you paid for them.....:rolleyes:

    I bought a Jess-Em phenolic top from Rockler and it was bowed. Sent it back and the next one was very flat. I...
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    Stainable

    +1 on this advice. I've tried to make stainable fillers for years. Sure, if you make them right, they'll absorb a stain versus reject it. Get clever and you can even make one that won't absorb too...
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    Hammer Time!!!

    Get the Hammer. I have a Felder, 16", J/P that still has the factory, chrome knives on it. I'd rate these as being in line with typical, commercial blades. In other words, not very good.
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    +1 on Rich's thoughts. I also have an old PC 690...

    +1 on Rich's thoughts. I also have an old PC 690 plunge setup on mine and it is a bit "coarse" in it's up and down movements. Probably doesn't matter much in the final result, but Ideally, I'd use...
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    William Ng woodworking

    I know William. I took his Blacker House chair class last July. Great guy and extremely talented at figuring out how to take complicated designs and break them down in to maneagable steps for a...
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    Poll: Tool cases

    I toss mine in trash as I store like tools (sanders, saws, nailers, etc.) together in drawers in tool cabinets.

    I was tossing my Festool systainers too, then someone here alerted me to the vast...
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