Thread: Hammer C3 31 Looking to buy

Good Morning Dove

It is strange that some questions here generate exceptional responses, and I think this is one of them. Quality is what you have left when you forget the sticker shock. Most say that Felder is best, and Hammer is its little brother; re-conditioned can be great but is not always available.

I just made three large six-drawer storage units for my shed and then found that they wobbled. I had always thought that the concrete floor was reasonably level but it ain't. I measured a slope of 35mm in 2.5 metres.

If you intend installing and perhaps moving a precision tool like a Hammer/Felder unit then you really need very flat and level floors. In my case I now have so much junk in the shed that what should be an easy job is now a very major task.

Cheers

Graeme

Thanks Greame,
I have bought a used Hammer c31 and expect delivery into my shed next Wednesday. Can't wait. In the mean time I am building an extension to the shed that will enable me to accommodate the Hammer and other tools.
Cheers,
Dov

Good Morning Dov

I sure am envious. You have got yourself some great gear and will have a lot of fun...

Best of Luck

Graeme

[QUOTE=GraemeCook;1210315]Good Morning Dove


If you intend installing and perhaps moving a precision tool like a Hammer/Felder unit then you really need very flat and level floors. In my case I now have so much junk in the shed that what should be an easy job is now a very major task.

Cheers

Graeme[/QUOTE}

The floor needs to be reasonably level otherwise if one corner is lower than the others the machine will want to rock, this applies to all machines though, also if facing slightly uphil or downhill the hammer/felder sliding tables run so smooth that they will tend to want to slide by themselfs. If the machine is staying in one spot it can be set up so it's dead level and left, provided the floor is not really bad. If you have the rolling carriidge fitted to the machine it can be more of an issue, but if it's almost level you can slip a wedge under one or two of the feet to stop it from rocking. If you find a level spot on the floor that is convient, mark this spot and park the machine there when in use and wheel it out the way when not in use. As the boys from KR told me, apart from the two issues above it's not going to hurt the machine if you use it a couple of degrees out of level.

If you want the machine mobile i would reccomend you go with the factory mobile carridge fitted to the machine rather than just slapping some locking castors on the bottom. For one it's built to take the weight (700kg odd for a c3-31 perform), secondly it will be more stable.

On a side note if you do have the rolling carridge fitted to one of the machines with the longer length sliding tables, be very carefull when ripping large pieces or full sheets, as when the table is slid fully towards the outfeed position the machine can tip up (not all the way over fourtunately, just the front feet come off the ground). To prevent this slide some blocks infront of the wheels the right width to fit snugly between the machine and the floor.

Oh, and the machine can be a pain to move when the wheels fall into the concrete expansion joints.

Hope this helps..