Thread: Combo Machines (used) to shop for

Summary: I'm looking for combo machines (sliding TS, J/P, mortise, shaper) to purchase used. I'm asking to get help completing a list of manufacturers and model within the parameters of cost (<10k used), quality (mini max, Felder, etc), and that i might find available on the used market (popularity or highly manufactured models).


My basement workshop was recently ruined by a basement flooded when a 22" city fresh water main blew and flooded our neighborhood, making my basement a 4' deep pool. I've accepted it, thought I am sad I may never end up with another 15" helical head Powermatic planer again (and it was two weeks old).

But on to bigger and better things...(no sympathy needed )

I've decided that the space savings and quality of a home 5 in one combo machine (based on a sliding table saw together with a planer, jointer, mortise, spindle shaper) will do the trick to cheer me up. I'm starting from scratch and have done the research and examined my type of work to decide a sliding table saw and combo unit are what i desire. I think the ideal thing for me might be the Mini Max CU 300 smart with the 8.5' sliding capacity. I do want the full sheet goods cut capability.

I'm setting my max budget as the new CU 300 smart price of about $11k. Ideally i'll find a used machine for a fraction of that. For example, I saw a CU 300 recently (weeks ago) go for $6500. just missed it.

I'm shopping for used models, and would like to build my list to search.

Current list:

Mini Max
CU 300 smart w/ 8.5' capacity on the outrigger table
CU410 Elite or Elite-S

Hammer/Felder
CF 531 Professional
C3 31 Perform

Robland 310

Question
What other models meet the above criteria?

Thanks!

Michael