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Thanks for the suggestions. I feel more confident about the initial push of the green button now.

Well I've just taken delivery of a Hammer A3-31 planer/jointer with the spiral cutter and an N4400 bandsaw and am undergoing initial setup.

So far I haven't seen anything that makes me feel that...

One thing to check is whether the saw ships lying on it's back, or upright, and whether the garage door opening is tall enough to accommodate the saw plus pallet if it is shipped upright.

As usual it's not the standard (IEC vs NEMA) that counts; it's the quality of the implementation. There is lots of low quality NEMA spec motors on the market, as well as nice EU IEC. That Grizzly...

ATB motors are mostly made in Europe.

http://www.atb-motors.com/EN/Locations/Locations.aspx

Thanks for the blade info. The nice thing with the N4400 is that it will save a bit of space for me and there are a few parts in common with the A3-31 I'm getting too like the extension tables.

I had an interesting experience with Felder recently. Last week I went to their New Castle showroom intending to look at their A3 planers/jointers and the FB510 bandsaw.

When it came to discussing...

I have both. I bought the 500 a few years ago, before the XL came out. I use it a lot. It is a game changer for me. When the XL came out I bought that too. I use it less than the 500, but there are...

When I first contacted them they started sending unsolicited email to me. I may be old fashioned but I ding companies for doing that. There are also a lot of unpleasant CS stories out there, and the...

+1 on FAMAG. They come in two grades. Get the BOREMAX.

Lots of positive comments about both. I guess I'm going to have to go see these machines for myself before I can make a decision.

I would ask for a 25% deposit to hold it. Otherwise you are getting set up for uncompensated aggravation.

Any thoughts on the choice between a Felder FB-510 and Minimax 16? They are about the same price, cutting capacity and weight. They will be used in a 400 sq ft garage shop.

The Felder has larger...

Don't feel bad about it. Recent anthropological studies have come to the conclusion that the first use of language was to talk about tools and tool making.
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Last year I put a mini-split heat pump in my garage and did some insulating. A bit more spendy than just a radiative heater but it keeps the garage cool in the heat of summer too, and there is no...

I don't know if Hammer sources parts in China or not. But it would be surprising to me if there was no Chinese content in ANY given modern machine. Even a Bentley. But final assembly in Austria...

I have one of these along with a couple of Festools. I mostly use this on vertical surfaces because of the light weight. It's a pretty robust tool.

Some people don't like the separate power...

I was recently quoted on an MM16 and it was specified with Euro guides. They also suggest that if I plan to run a 1/4" blade I should call in order to get suggestions.