Format sliding saws

[Mark Singer]

This is an Austrian Company similar to Felder....does anyone know about the company and machines?


http://www.format-4.com/fs_main.php3...chinenprogramm

[Dan Larson]

It is Felder's flagship line. Just got their catalog in the mail the other day. Looks like beautiful stuff, although I have no hands on experience with any of their tools. Needless to say, very high end. I think their Kappa X-Motion saw would look rather dashing in your shop...

Dan

[Charlie Plesums]

I believe John Renzetti has one. As I understand it, the Felder line goes from Hammer, Felder 700 series, Felder 900 series, Format 4, all coming out of the same factory with some overlap of components and features.

[Rob Russell]

Format-4 is indeed Felder's top-of-the line. You'll drop $25K+ on one of those saws. They're really intended for the professional shop or the serious hobbyist for whom money isn't a real concern. I still believe that the best choices for a typical home shop from the Felder line would be the 700 series "S" (long chassis) saw/shaper and the 951 (20") jointer/planer. If you have the space and money and plan to do a lot of shaper work, then moving to separates for the saw and shaper makes sense and upgrading to the 900 series.

Frankly, if I were going to look at a Format-4, I'd consider spending the extra and go all the way to a Martin.

[Jack Easton]

Frankly, if I were going to look at a Format-4, I'd consider spending the extra and go all the way to a Martin.

I saw the SCM Vangaurd in Vegas. It won some award for tool of the year or something and it is, without a doubt the nicest slider I have ever seen... Maybe they would take a trade in on a car, a truck or a kid...

The Format 4 stuff looked pretty too, but not sure if it has caught up with the big dogs yet, SCMi, Altendorf and Martin.

[John Miliunas]

This is an Austrian Company similar to Felder....does anyone know about the company and machines?


http://www.format-4.com/fs_main.php3...chinenprogramm

Uh-ooooohhhhh.... I think someone is going to have to bump out the back end of their shop!!! Can I have your square store front window extrusion???

[Frank Pellow]

Thanks for the link Mark. It's nice to dream, isn't it.

[lou sansone]

hmmm I smell an upgrade in the works

lou

[Mark Singer]

hmmm I smell an upgrade in the works

lou

Well....thinking always thinking... I do have a new J/P on order...

[Dan Larson]

Well....thinking always thinking... I do have a new J/P on order...

Which J/P did you buy?

[Mark Singer]

Which J/P did you buy?

Dan,
MM FS 41.....is that a good choice?

[Dale Rodabaugh]

Very nice looking equip.but alas,.its a way out of my ballpark.Been fighting with myself concerning buying a new Shop Fox,Unisaw,or General.Dont know who is gonna win,me or myself.

[Dan Larson]

Dan,
MM FS 41.....is that a good choice?

I looked at the FS30 very carefully when I was shopping for a J/P last year. I was particularly impressed with the overall fit & finish of the machine, and the jointer table raising & tilt mechanism. Very tight and smooth. Your machine has a different mechanism for the jointer tables, I think? Well anyway, considering that the FS30 is the entry level model for MM and that it is impressively refined, I can only imagine how nice your FS41 will be. I look forward to seeing the projects that this addition to your shop will spawn.

Dan

[Scott Coffelt]

I think Chris P has one of them fancy aircraft carrier looking thingy bobbers, but bet it ain't been used for more than a picture prop and box holder.....

It's just a little drive up the coast for you Mark (what like 8 hours) to take it for a test drive.

[Jim Becker]

The Format-4 is nice stuff, Mark! Ya better like "Blue" however... Seriously, these sliders are the cat's meow in many ways. I hope to have one in my stable someday, although it will likely not be the Format-4 only because of cost. (The Prize Patrol always misses my driveway and I keep forgetting to buy a winning PowerBall ticket!) Probably MiniMax for me...but you never know!

John R can give you all kinds of information about the Format-4 as he's pretty intimate with the line!