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1. 
   JerryPacMan | Jun 23, 2009 04:05pm | #1

   This topic is discussed quite often on Knots.  The results of a search for Felder is in the link below. 

   http://forums.taunton.com/n/main.asp?qu=felder&find=Search&webtag=fw-knots&ctx=search&cl=724992&af=10000&o=relevance&be=0

    

    

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2. 
   RickL | Jun 23, 2009 05:24pm | #2

   Search for the forums on combo machines. There's other combo units such as Rojek, Minimax, Hammer, Felder, Sicar and several more. Knots isn't your best site for this kind of info.

   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/felder-woodworking/
   http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MiniMax-USA/

3. 
   chaim | Jun 23, 2009 11:05pm | #3

   The Robland is a nice machine.

   I visited a dealer and considered it but I still found it to large to fit in my shop so I bought a used Valex 4 function.

   As I have a table saw I almost never use the universal for sawing and I find the small table a liability, also the Euro fences can be a pain if your not used to that style.

   I find the lack of a miter slot a problem as well they're really handy for jigging up but the plus is a sliding table. If it has enough capacity for sheet goods its really handy!

   I mostly use the jointer/ planer combo and I do find it a slight pain to go between functions especially if you just want to clean up an edge and go back to thicknesing!

   The thing to remember is to look at your needs and plan ahead so that when you plunk down that wad of money you don't get stuck with a machine that inhibits you or your work.

   Just my two cents,

   Chaim

    

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   charnwood123 | Jun 24, 2009 01:09am | #4

   I live in the UK ad have a Record combination machine made by Lurem a French company

   If money and space was not a problem I would choose a top of the range Felder product

   Further Robert Ingram a renound British woodworker and former head of Parnham college has a Felder machine

   Hope this helps

    

   regards Charnwood

2. 
   Daedalian | Jun 25, 2009 03:59pm | #5

   Chaim--
   Thanks for the info. Somehow I missed that there's no mitre slot--I guess they see the sliding table as a replacement.
   Cheers,
   Daedalian