Shopsmith on steroids --- Felder CF 741

Home Depot was all out of Siberian Larch lumber so I shit canned this project. ^º^

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Shipping cost for a used one from Lohmar, Germany?

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Spalted Walt
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I love those videos

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Leon

Looking at more of their videos it appears that Hammer has adopted the Laguna style band saw guides. Maybe Laguna makes them for Hammer.

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Leon

Well maybe not Hammer rather Felder.

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Leon

Or maybe Laguna and Hammer buy them from the same Bulgarian factory....

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Scott Lurndal

Certainly the saws may be, along with the Italian factories.

I think the Laguna guide is actually an exclusive add on item that they manufacture, I could be wrong. Laguna saws come from Italy and other eastern areas like Bulgaria so not all are made in the same factory. I understood that the Laguna guides were added on after Laguna takes possession of the saw. And Laguna offers their guides for other brand saws. Also I have not seed this type ceramic guide on any other brand until now. I did quite a bit of research on many band saws 10 years ago, including Hammer/Felder and only Laguna had this type guide when I bought my Laguna at that time. Laguna also adds on the Baldor motors after taking possession.

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Leon

nice machine

what is cost

i would guess forty thou or maybe fifty

Reply to
Electric Comet

would have been good punchline at the end to show the small door to his shop that the hot tub would not fit thru

Reply to
Electric Comet

At 15:35 he makes a zero clearance insert. What do you think that pre-drilled - complete with leveling screws - blank is made from?

What do you think spares for different sized zero clearance inserts cost?

I vote for "not cheap".

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DerbyDad03

It's similar to buying a luxury vehicle such as Mercedes, BMW or a higher end brand. If they can afford it, they can afford the parts and service when needed.

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Meanie

Perfect. I can sell my car and buy the Felder which will fit in the same garage space where the car was parked.

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Meanie

I have never subscribed to that argument. It all depends on how you are using the word "afford", which is usually defined as "to have enough money to pay for".

"If they can afford a pool, they can afford a pool maintenance man." "If they can afford a house with a huge lawn, they can afford a landscaper. " "If they can afford luxury car, they can afford the parts."

They may have been able to afford (have enough money to pay for) the initia l purchase, but that doesn't mean that they can afford the total cost of ownership.

Sure, it's easy (and correct) to say that they should never had made that original purchase in the first place. However, to drive by someone's house or look at someone's vehicle (or tools) and make the blanket statement "If the y can afford the (thing) then they can afford the (aftermath)" is making an assumption that might not be correct. Unless you know their actual financia l situation, you really don't know if they have gotten themselves in over the ir head. I'm sure we've all seen that happen.

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DerbyDad03

I noticed IIRC the saw takes up 2.5 square meters of space. If only it were perfectly square.

Reply to
Leon

Correct

Buying and affording are very different animals.

Many people buy vehicles or homes but mostly on credit because they cannot afford/don't have the cash to buy any other way.

Think about the housing mortgage crisis 9 years ago.

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Leon

Apples to oranges comparison. You used examples of personal labor whereas not for the vehicle. If you stated pool parts or landscape accessories, then yes. Much depends on the brand, type, neighborhood, etc. Huge houses have higher expenses than smaller ones. In ground concrete pools have higher expenses than above ground metal or plastic pool kits.

The fact is, when purchasing a product, we purchase on many criteria and one of them is brand name. When purchasing top of the line products, obviously, top of the line parts will ensue when needed. You cannot purchase a Mercedes and use cheap parts even if aftermarket, as they are still expensive. Top of the line products are top of the line because of the parts they use. Therefore, if someone purchases that product, they should be expecting to pay higher end costs for repairs. 9.99% of the time, a person purchasing a brand new top of the line product can afford it's upkeep.

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Meanie

Probably difficult to design something that precise into a perfectly symmetrical shape.

Reply to
Meanie

Like I've said many times when asked about cars - with some brands (mostly German, but also Italian and English (now Indian owned) - if you EVER have to ask the question "how much?", you can't afford one.

Also:"If you want first quality oats, you have to be willing to pay first quality price - If on the other hand you are willing to settle for oats that have already been through the horse, they DO come a little cheaper"

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clare

I think I threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Reply to
Meanie

One of my personal favorites! Attributed to Will Rogers Jr.

Another: Fast, Cheap, Good. Pick two, because that's all you can have!

Reply to
Unquestionably Confused

I imagine that exceedingly few buy their first house with cash. I don't have an issue with mortgages.

What about it? I had no issues, even bought an sold a house. If you had good credit, there was no issue. Some fools had ARMs. They didn't do so well, of course.

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krw

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