Felder CF741 Professional Combination Machine

nil · Post by **nil** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:37 pm

So I got lost in youtube and ran into this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV8A3XK3R0I

If only I had the space... but lack of space was what lead me to shopsmith in the first place...

Sorry for taking up an hour and forty minutes of your time, but if you're anything like me, you'll end up watching the whole thing.

I ran into this looking for ideas for a walnut desk I am making.

- nathan

wdelliott · Post by **wdelliott** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:36 am

What does that puppy cost?

rdavidp · Post by **rdavidp** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:41 am

I would have to get rid of everything including my workbench, and possibly the walls of my shop in order to use that.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:58 am

rdavidp wrote:I would have to get rid of everything including my workbench, and possibly the walls of my shop in order to use that.

That was my first reaction. There is absolutely not enough room in my shop for both the machine and myself.

But then I had a thought. I have always (for a long, long time) held the Delta Unisaw as my dream machine. The table saw that I would own if I just had room. I now think I have changed my mind. Rather than the Unisaw, my dream machine is the Felder CF741 (slightly downsized from the video).

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rdavidp · Post by **rdavidp** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 8:16 am

Now I did not see the whole video. Does this thing also include a bandsaw and lathe? Also seems to have a whole lot of stuff you have to lift and carry and take off and put on, rather than just turning a set screw and switching attachments on and off a spindle.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 9:34 am

rdavidp wrote:Now I did not see the whole video. Does this thing also include a bandsaw and lathe? Also seems to have a whole lot of stuff you have to lift and carry and take off and put on, rather than just turning a set screw and switching attachments on and off a spindle.

I did not watch the whole video either so I can not answer your questions. I saw what I want for a table saw so I quit watching the video.

PS: I went back andspot checked the video and discovered that it is also a shaper, a thickness planer, a surface sander and a bandsaw as well as a table saw. It may do other things too. The video is 1 hour and 35 minutes long (far beyond my attention span).

I did not see the price either but I know that it is far out of my realistic range and that is why I just "dream" about it being in my shop. My guess is about eight to nine Mark 7s.

beeg · Post by **beeg** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:33 am

wdelliott wrote:What does that puppy cost?

Felder USA - Combination Machine CF 731 Pro

Felder's heavy-duty combination machine features a variety of machine functions, including a jointer, shaper and tablesaw.

$13,389 (As of 2/1/2003)

The one in the video was a CF 741.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:36 am

Is that what Mark(Mbcabinetmaker) got a while back? Sure resembles it IIRC.

I watched up to the jointer portion when 'something' dumped me!?

heathicus · Post by **heathicus** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:41 am

But does it have flesh sensing technology?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:00 am

No I searched out Marks combo machine(MiniMax-CU-300-Smart). Encountered the following discussion and found the comments 'familiar'.

Especially the last comment.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?198342-MiniMax-CU300-Smart

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