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Bought it new from Felder a while ago and had plans to use it for bandsaw boxes etc. Interest waned and it is now taking up space in my workshop so its got to go. It has hardly been used and is a...

I use the Hammer C3/31 in the course of my maintenance work for one of the major Real Estate agencies. It is an accurate, reliable, robust machine and for the money I don't think there are many other...

Hi Mick,,

I Have the Hammer c3 31 and I am more than happy with the thicknesser jointer. I have been processing metres of NG Rosewood from 200x50x2700 and the finish is terrific.

Not sure...

Hi Poppa,

Thats good news I hope that you will be happy with it. Not sure what you have been quoted but so you can do a bit of a comparison it cost me all up $670 and that was for the wall...

Hi FalconDriver

I am very happy with the machine and it cuts very accurately. The planer thicknesser is also very capable and is accurate to less than half a mm. I have also had a go with the...

Hi Rosewood,

Thanks for the tip, I had seen the sanding drums in the catalogue and will defintely put them on the Xmas list. I agee with the horsepower comment as everytime I switch the machine...

Sunday dawned and it was a late start (Blame Wimbledon). I opened up the garage and moved "Mike",( I have named the machine "Mike" after Micky Spillane's character Mike Hammer) to the middle to start...

Hi folks,

Well the day arrived (last Tuesday that was) and the sparky came early and put in the 3 phase socket and also gave me a plug with 6m of cable on it to connect to the machine. (cost $670...

Look for Brims board http://www.brims.com.au/brimsboard.htm

jeff

Hi guys,

I started out making acoustic covers for computer printers and these cabinets had a pespex lid which was bent . I have bent 100s of sheets of pespex and I remember when making the...

Hi PJT

I get my machine on Tuesday and have a mountain of rough sawn NG Rosewood that I have to process so hopefully the powefeed will help.

Are you using the powerfeed on the planer or...

Hi Folks,

Here it comes -- I didnt commit!!............. but I have a jolly good excuse because I bought the C3 31 that Felder had on consignment when I went to look - thus am now penniless.
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Hi Timbernut

Thanks for the advice but I have commited to the mobility kit which is costing me $296.

I have owned a pallet jack before and it was incredably useful but until I move to my new...

Hi Greg,

The cost of the felder extension tables is what put me off buting one because I thought I could fabricate something once I have the machine in my shed. Never been one to reinvent the...

Hi Greg,

Did have a quick look at the CF731 as I walked through the showroom and whilst there is a family resembence the Hammer is definitely the poor cousin. I owned an Altendorf a few years ago...

Hi Mr Brush,

I was concerned about corrosion but I went out and crawled over the machine for a couple of hours before I made my final decision and the machine actually looked new.

The tables...

Mr Brush

I was actually looking at a new one but was finding hard to justify the $16k+ after you had bought a few bits and pieces so this opportunity looked ok.

My only concern was the...

Had to tell someone - tried to tell SHMBO but the eyes glazed over and the conversation moved on.

Just picked up a C3 31 unused and still in the packing for $7k it has a 2 metre table but no...

I have the same problem and have looked at all of the current offerngs and it comes down to price - you only get what you pay for (and unfortunately sometimes dont).

My conclusion is the Hammer...

I will be contacting Henry Bros re saw blades and get a selection to try, but one more question to the bandsawing community - do you make up your own bands ie silver solder/braze them etc either to...

Hi David,

Your V=IR is correct though felder say that you must have a 20 amp circuit as it will void the warranty if not. Read somewhere that it draws 19 amp so the motor will be a genuine 4hp....

Hi, Folks,

I am about to commit and buy a Hammer N4400 bandsaw and this will be a single phase machine with the 4Kw motor. The specs say that the blades it accepts are from 6 to 19 mm and my...

Hi Warmtone,

Welcome to the club (the Kapex club that is). I must admit I had to adjust the left laser which was way off. Everything else was ok.

The fact that it is hard to do "deals" on...

Hi Bobl,

I wish you were closer as it might solve my problem - can't pop a log into the mail!

Have you got any advice as to processing the log, could it be ripped down with a chainsaw etc?. I...

Hopefully this is the right forum to get some advice on dealing with a mature Jacarandah.

I am located at Avoca Beach (Central Coast , NSW) and will be building around the September 2009...

Hi Warmtone,

I have just started setting up my workshop after a fifteen year holiday and am going virtually from scratch with the exception of some of the basic tools etc that everyone has.
The...

Thanks for the welcome guys - I have some ambitious projects ahead so I will be looking for advice real soon................

Hi Guys
Having spent lots of hours reading so many of the interesting posts I thought that I should join the forum and whilst I wonder if I will ever be able to provide any advice and assistance...