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8th July 2011, 10:40 AM #1
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Panel Saw
Hi all. I have a question that has probably been asked before. Im in the market for a panel saw upto around 6K. But I cant work out if I should go Altendorf F45 or recently discovered Griggio SC3200. Would love to buy one saw and be happy with it.
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14th July 2011, 11:49 AM #2
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Have you looked at the Hammer/Felder range?
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14th July 2011, 03:55 PM #3
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No not yet. Im looking for something commercial grade.
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14th July 2011, 07:50 PM #4
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Personally I'd recommend Altendorf over everything else but you may be hard pressed to find a decent F45 for 6k. Casolin and SCM both have good reputations as well but I haven't used them so I can't comment on that.
What will you mainly be using it for?
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14th July 2011, 07:56 PM #5
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altendof or martin, i have an Sicar which is very nice. this week at auction i saw an altendof F90 go for $600bucks which is a steal considering it had very little use,
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15th July 2011, 10:42 AM #6
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But the F90 blade doesn't tilt AFAIK
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15th July 2011, 01:06 PM #7
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I have been warned of the F90. Great machine but limited.
Will be cutting MDF sheets upto 3.2m and 32mm thick to begin with but who knows where I will go from there.
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15th July 2011, 07:00 PM #8
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if buying older F45 watch out as the seals go in the pumps that move the blade up / down and the tilt, very exy to fix.
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18th July 2011, 09:27 PM #9
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Mini Max
Mini Max (made by SCM / Samco) panel saws are also worth a look. Italian made, well designed and a dream to use.
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1st August 2011, 03:00 PM #10
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Finally got my panel saw. An 88 F45, now comes the hard part getting Altendorf out to set it up.
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1st August 2011, 06:49 PM #11
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nice job,
i had an F45 1988 a few years back but the slides were badly worn and it would not slide without jumping. so sold it on.
any pics,
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