Some Euro machines in local shops...

[peter gagliardi]

Well, let's add some German to the mix.
First, Martin T75 8' slide probably my favorite tablesaw in the shop.
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Then, Ganner, 46 spindles - one of those "how did I ever manage without? " machines.
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On to Weinig, 5 spindle entry level machine.
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Lineal molding made easy.
Next, another Martin, shaping made easy, and accurate. 1 1/2" spindle to mold radius patterns using same knives as the Weinig does for straight. Best return on investment of any machine I have bought.
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Tilts 45 degrees forward and back.
And another Martin, T75 PreX 12' slide dual tilt machine.
Lots of features, but some pretty poor engineering on basic functions- battery operated DRO's on the crosscut table with no provision for an auto off on the displays after some time with no use.
Eats AA batteries like candy.
Still a great saw, but....
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And lastly, my least loved machine in the shop, SCMI 37" sander. Feed belt issues from about 6 months.
Oh, and it is missing the "special divoting attachment" - SCM calls it an overthickness stop, but it never failed to get bumped on the last pass, leading to divots across the doors, or in conjunction with the feed belt that couldn't feed consistently. This came to a head one day, and it just "fell off" sideways across the shop.
But it does always run.
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All guards visible are generally in their most used state.

[John TenEyck]

I have both a behind blade guard and Plexiglas over the blade guard on my crosscut sled. The design came from the late Gerry Cary in his book on kitchen cabinets. Just seemed like a really smart thing to have as long as I was building it.

Safety is mostly about training and common sense but people get tired, mistakes happen, and wood doesn't always behave well.

John

[Martin Wasner]

We've got Switzerland, Poland, Italy in spades, and Germany.

Who else in the the EU can we add?

[peter gagliardi]

I got one more, though technically not a powered machine, from Denmark, my Morso beaded face frame haunching machine.
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The guard stays in the box.

[Patrick Walsh]

What i would do to have that for the upcoming week. I gotta make a kitchem full of beaded face frame, cabint doors and drawers.

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I got one more, though technically not a powered machine, from Denmark, my Morso beaded face frame haunching machine.
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The guard stays in the box.

[Dave Cav]

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That's all very cool, but what about the bandsaw?

[Joe Calhoon]

Well, let's add some German to the mix.
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Next, another Martin, shaping made easy, and accurate. 1 1/2" spindle to mold radius patterns using same knives as the Weinig does for straight. Best return on investment of any machine I have bought.
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Tilts 45 degrees forward and back.

Peter, I see you went for the Wegoma on your T26. Good move, a lot more money than the DC 40 but better in many ways especially on the Martin power arm.

[peter gagliardi]

Joe, I got that feeder about 2-3 years ago now. The ease of going from vertical to horizontal cannot be appreciated enough.
It was painfully expensive, and I think at the time there was a cheaper alternative- maybe Powermatic? Exact same machine, but painted a different color. If I were to do it over, I would have bought the cheaper unit, and used the saved money over the Wegoma price to buy the paint to match.

Dave, thats my Yates Y36, just awaiting some new power wires from start/stop to the contactors, and a light grind on the rubber to get to concentric again.

[Mike Heidrick]

My Laguna T1002s tilting spindle sliding table shaper is a Bulgarian Stomana Hickman with a Baldor Reliance motor

[J.R. Rutter]

Oh yeah, the Morso. I've adapted it slightly to do french miters on cabinet door frames after the groove is run. If they take off, I will probably try to get a custom US Concepts hauncher to speed things up. The Hoffmann router is a nice companion, though I just use it for 45" miter joining.

[Dave Cav]

Dave, thats my Yates Y36, just awaiting some new power wires from start/stop to the contactors, and a light grind on the rubber to get to concentric again.

That's a beautiful machine. Could you post it over at Vintage Machinery?

[peter gagliardi]

That's a beautiful machine. Could you post it over at Vintage Machinery?

Once I get it all together- front upper door, etc... I plan to. This one has a cast iron upper door, don't want to play with putting on and taking off more than I have to.

[Darcy Warner]

I have had/have a bunch. Two t75s, scmi 10'6" stroke, holzher 10'6", scmi t130 sliding table, sac t145 tilting spindle sliding table, schwabedissen 25" jointer, kolle 25" planer, two scm 25" planers, two scm R9's, couple wadkins, gomad tilting spindle, fortis short stroke saw, p22, probably some I forget.

[David Kumm]

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Here are a few more Euro machines.

Knapp saw shaper with Mac's clamps

Martin T21 shaper

Sac planer. I like the Sac stuff. Was a heavy build, tersa head and power up and down.

A couple of English saws, Robinson and Wadkin

Bacci oscillating mortiser. This is a handy machine. Dave

[Malcolm McLeod]

I snagged this European beauty for my shop at a recent auction...
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All the guards and safety features are in place and used. Going to be a real time-saver, and, I'm sure will be my personal 'can't live w/o' power tool! (Just waiting on the electricians to finish the new electrical service - - that 350MCM wire is a bear to pull.)

(Had to do it. ...You guys and your tool-porn.)