HI!
I am new here and new to the combination machine world...
Regardless I have the opportunity to purchase a 1999 BF 631 for a ridiculously low price.
It does come with some issues that I need to mentally resolve before pulling the trigger.
Felder considers this an "old" machine and thus the parts are questionable as to whether Austria has them
on their shelf. Since I don't own the machine as of yet, they want $100/hr to talk to a tech! The East Coast
office claims they have one person who is familiar with the unit....
The problems that I see are as follows:
1. Only one spindle is included- and it is NOT the router spindle, which I would use
2. The spindle that is on the machine tilts forward and aft as designed but this machine has it tilted left and right.
I can see that there are two bolts and double nuts that allow one to adjust this left to right position- is this correct?
3. There are some electric issues:
a. brake for planer does not engage- planer continues to spin until it runs out of energy
b. ONLY the planer motor works- shaper and saw do not turn on
I thought I read somewhere that there is an interlock that prevents the saw/shaper motor from turning on
if the sliding blade cover is not fully in position- The blade covers (the sliding piece(s) that are moved out of the way
when changing blades, on this machine I believe it is made of three individual guards. The guard that is furthest
away from the operator when sawing, is missing but might be found. Would this missing guard be the culprit?
If I could solve these problems, the rest would be elbow grease, which I am not afraid of!
Some random pics attached- auto why they are upside down is beyond me!
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