I've been looking at the Felder/Hammer C3 and similar combo machines with sliding table saw, shaper, planer, jointer, and mortiser. They look amazing to me, but I'm trying to get a feel for whether there are drawbacks other than price.
I would really like to be able to save the space of all those separate tools. Can I really get rid of a miter saw, router table, and jointer and planer? Or is there something you can't do with them? The shaper, in particular, I have no experience with. Will it do everything a router table would? Can I get rid of coping sleds and table saw sleds and all that, or will I still need them? Do they end up compromising on quality or ease of use?
Thanks everyone,
Matt