Attention HAMMER K3 WINNER owners!!

[jhas]

I too would like a new table saw to go with my Festool track saw.
Looked at the sawstop for $3100 after taxes.  Then I saw the Hammer K3
on sale.......
31x31. $3699.    48x48.  $4699
On the fence for which one to purchase......
Rip sheet goods with the Festool, but mainly want it for ripping rough sawn lumber and cross cutting.
Any inputs would be appreciated.

THANKS!

 

[waynew]

Just ensure you have a large enough shop for a slider. My shop is 24' x 20' and its just large enough (most of the time). I have a Tecnomax 5-in-1 combo with 8.5' slider and with the other equipment and benches it gets tight at times. If you have enough shop size the sliders are very much worth the expense.

 

[jhas]

Shop space is the key....  I have 24x24

Looking like I will get the 79x48 slider that is capable of 81" rip.
Just can't afford the 9-10' sliders..........

This should be a better starting point to get into the slider world.
Really like being able to take a rough sawn piece and cut out the goodies!

 

[Iceclimber]

Im about ro buy a used 5 horse industrial SawStop. I didnt know i could get a Hammer slider for lo 3's.

This just might change my whole angle.

Jeeze just when i thought i had thought of everything.....

 

[TomGadwa1]

Cabinet saw technology is old school and limited in its scope of uses. After you buy the Sawstop slider accessory you are very code to the cost of a REAL European slider! Also consider the costly but exceptional extras that can be added to the Hammer/Felder units. Only reason I have not pulled the trigger on a slider is I have yet to find a large enough shoe horn to fit it into my garage!

 

[Gary in Texas]

Tom,

Why oh why did you have to start this thread?  I wasted(?) a few hours of my day today reading through reviews of the HAMMER K3 WINNER on different wood forums, checking out the product videos, and wiping drool off of my iPad!!!!  Go ahead and buy the darn thing, quietly, no gloating!

Just when I think I have the shop outfitted with the tools I want/need, someone has to come along and introduce something different to consider..... 

 

[Lbob131]

Nice little  machine  the K3 winner. And you can have  the  optional  Dado facility  for 19.5mm width of tooling.

 

[HowardH]

I have had a K3 winner for about 3 years.  It's everything I hoped for it to be.  I make a lot of cutting boards and the slider safely keeps my fingers away from the blade.  I had them modify it to turn a 48x48 into a 48x31.  Get as long a slider as you can afford and fit into your shop.  It hasn't happened very often but there has been a few times I wished I had a 78" slider.  It's the bee's knee's....

 

[bijeshj]

I have had a K3 winner for about 3 years.  It's everything I hoped for it to be.  I make a lot of cutting boards and the slider safely keeps my fingers away from the blade.  I had them modify it to turn a 48x48 into a 48x31.  Get as long a slider as you can afford and fit into your shop.  It hasn't happened very often but there has been a few times I wished I had a 78" slider.  It's the bee's knee's....

+1 I have the K3 winner 78/31 and it is an amazing machine. The slider can be used in many ways and can support different jobs so easily.
Best it can be used to straight line really fast rather than the jointer/planet.

 

[LegacyWW]

bijeshj....

How long did it take to receive the custom built 78x31? That's exactly what I'm looking for! I have an Elcon vertical panel saw and have little to no need to rip up to 48"....but a small shop....so that extra space to save us precious. Also...did it cost more for them to do that? Or a little less? I'm imagining it should be pretty simple for them...as the K3 31x31 seems to be the base unit that longer sliders and wider rip fences are added to on the successively larger models. Thanks in advance.

 

[Mbconstructionjoinery]

Just had my k3 winner (2nd hand) delivered last week and got it up and running this week it's a very nice saw great build quality and very accurate. Mine had the 1200mm slider and 800mm rip capacity and I have it in a single car garage and have been using it without any problems space wise, if I need to rip anything longer or wider than my garage I can wheel it out onto the drive but that would be often as I have the Festool track saws for breaking down sheet goods etc. I find the Hammer rolling carriages good quality but very limited and you need a lot of room to manuvere the machines might be ok if you don't need to move your machines to often, I had some custom bases made from steel angle iron with swivelling locking castors which are much better especially if you work in a small shop as I do.

 

[alkaline]

I'm a happy owner Felder saw five months. The only thing that bothers me is that I can not play with it every day. I was with them directly in production. Amazing people,  perfectly work. And the result is seen.

[wink]

 

[krudawg]

I took delivery of my saw last month.  Had to wait for an electrician to come by and install 220v.  That was completed last Monday.  I have the saw completely assembled and when I plugged the new saw into the electrical 220v outlet - NOTHING!  Motor did not start, no hum, nothing.  I made sure the accessory cover switch was up and moved it down and then up.  Nothing.  I went back to the 220v receptacle with a Volt meter and verified the voltage (247 volts).  Any Ideas??????  Its a pretty expensive boat anchor right now and I cant call the Felder dealer until Monday.

 

[Mbconstructionjoinery]

Just an idea but check they the cover that slides out to allow
Blade changes is in position and the latch is fully in position as this is a safety switch which cuts the power when open, may have already tried this but that's all I can think of at the min.

 

[HowardH]

+1  I had the same issue and found I didn't have the lever in the middle position.  Doh! [eek] [eek]

 

[nerves]

I've been drolling for one of these since I discovered them a few month back.  Can't find a dealer in Atlanta though.

 

[HowardH]

I've been drolling for one of these since I discovered them a few month back.  Can't find a dealer in Atlanta though.

There are no "dealers" for Hammer/Felder.  You can order online.  There are 3-4 showrooms scattered about the US, two in California, one in Delaware and one in Dallas that I know of.  They can hook you up with a local owner if you need to see it in person first. 

 

[Poindexter]

Bringing this nearly-3-year-old thread back to the top because I think I'm going to jump on the slider bandwagon too.  Would love to hear what accessories other K3 owners think are worth getting.

 

[Picktool]

[member=63345]Poindexter[/member]

Do the 79" if you can. While you're at it and you find you wont need
the 48" rip, request they change it to the 31". I first got a nice cheaper deal
on 8 month old 31x31 and well.... wooo it slid a little. Not much hoo hah.
So I called them back up, returned that one but kept the 31" rail bar etc.
I needed that setup to fit in a 9' space. A few here have put the Wixey
tablesaw dro on it. It works ok. Proscale.com seem to have better stuff.

Also, the eShop website is a disaster for information, details & descriptions
on alot of products. Request the hardcover catalog.

 

[JSlovic]

I've got the 31" unit on a pallet in my SC garage waiting to get it up to my 2nd floor shop. Anyone want to help?- I'll buy lunch!

I looked at several brands and felt this was far and away the best overall value. My Guy at Highland woodworking recommended it over the Sawstop they sell.

Nerves- the Hammer folks are easy to deal with- there's a new guy in our territory
David Brooks
302-322-7732 ext 208  d.brooks@felderusa.com