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Hi Rick,

I did this modification on my Hammer K3. One word of caution, your Felder, if single phase, might require more than what was indicated by the previously posted diagram. I suggest...

Just a thought, since you are off grid and probably have batteries, would a dc motor be easier to power? Some of those electric kart motors offer over 4.5hp and would definitely be able to soft...

Absolutely. I have a different setup but it would work for you too. I 3d printed a vacuum adapter that replaces the dust bag from the sander and connects to my vacuum. I also did that for my belt...

If you can provide the belt sander model number or of the motor we can potentially find a part diagram. With that said it’s a switch at the end of the motor shaft (usually near the fan shroud) that...

Clunking noise when the motor spins down is often the centrifugal switch relatching for your next start, it should not “grind” but if dust got in there, it could.

Hi Christopher,

When I purchased my A3, the comissioning was not offered and I spent many hours getting it going and set up. The adjustments from the factory were not satisfactory to me. To this...

At first I thought so too, but at some point I just put the block where both blade sizes would fit and adjust the height of the riving knife appropriately and it works really well. Because of the...

Hi Michael,

Here's a few pictures. I guess I remembered wrong earlier, but I had used 4 set screws (which is a mistake, 3 would be better). I used a carriage bolt (shorter one), like the Hammer...

Hi Michael,

I had that very same issue with my K3 in 2013, I guess they haven't fixed this issue. I ended up doing exactly like the link you supplied but out of aluminum. Once adjusted I never...

Hi Derek,

Every time you post an improvement to the K3, I endup bookmarking it and adding to my "to do list". This one is no exception. Simple, looks very founctional.

Thanks for sharing!

I have been using a different brand paste wax with great results. I don't know if it's available everywhere, but around our parts it's easily found.
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Can you describe the oscillation? Is it up and down? Fore and aft? Side to side?

if it up and down, have you checked the slide guides and are they well tightened?

if its side to side, check the...

In my case it was the fitting from the big line to tank, the check valve itself was inside the tank. As I unscrewed the fitting the second brass part came out and it was there!

Nothing is...

I have had similar problems in the past. The air filter on my compressor was old and ended up shedding a piece of media the size of a needle head that went through the compressor and stuck to the...

Right!

Molecules and atoms of the medium can absorb, reflect, or transmit the radiation energy. If the medium is a vacuum, since there are no molecules or atoms, the radiation energy is not...

I just went through a similar process and tried hardboard and was not happy... it kept delaminating as soon as I would try to pull it off the frame. I ended up finding some 1/8 plywood that was much...

I have had basement shops in the last few houses and always needed a dehumidifier. Colder air in the basement can hold more moisture than warmer air.

With that said, I always try to keep it...

I always plane off cuts to the closest 1/8 available and use these as backers. I also have used a hardboard insert in my crosscut fence and this worked well, is seems to work better than MDF for...

A few years back I started using the self adjusting ones and would never go back. You can dial in just enough pressure not to dent your fragile pine board while holding it perfectly in place. For...

If you have a ShopVac, I would put it in wet mode and vaccuum everything with as much suction as it can muster. I have, in the past, used a spray bottle of fresh water and the shop vac to siphon the...

Mine is a few years old and it's an A3-41 (slightly bigger) and it came on a single pallet that definitely fit into a 5x9 trailer.

Thinking about it, my trailer was a 5x8 and it fit in there side...

I suggest you look at Tenryu. I've had fantastic results in very finicky plywoods with their ATAFR or TCG blades. The ATAFR does very well in Baltic Birch and veneer with on one side. The TCG does...

I wanted to add a few things blade unrelated.

The best addition I did was a a zero clearance insert. I copied the one from Hammer out of hard maple and it completely eliminated bottom tearout in...

I own a K3 and am kind of envious of you now :)

With that being said, I had a traditional 3HP cabinet saw before and used the typical Freud/Forrest/What ever was cheap combination of blades. ...

Quick detail, I only get full stroke when using a 12inch blade, with a 10inch blade you end up losing about 1.75 inch of capacity.