It's been 3 weeks now and I am adapting to the K3.
The base machine and sliding table function as I would have expected.
BUT, the extension tables and fence system gave me problems while assembling. I eventually had to have, Jessie, from the Felder in New Castle take a trip to my shop and correct the alignment issues. He's been at Felder for 8 years and after about an hour and a half he had everything working smoothly. KUDOS to FELDER CUSTOMER SERVICE.
OBSERVATIONS
My 1st observation, is that the saw is not as "efficient" as I expected it to be. I thought I could work faster and more efficiently on the sliding table saw, but that hasn't proven to be the case - YET anyways. This is not a big deal for me.
However, I am now able to square doors much more efficiently with the K3 than on the General 350.
I love the design of the fence.
a) I am constantly adjusting the aluminum extrusion fore and aft for differing operations.
b) Sighting down the face of the fence is how you align with the tape measure. Now, when I add a sacrificial fence to the main fence, the measurements remain the same. Not so with a Biesemeyer where the hairline pointer is fixed.
c) I absolutely love that you can remove the fence extrusion and rotate it 90ยบ to have a low fence for working close to the blade. I used that feature several times recently and it is a lot safer.
NOTE*** Convert ALL the accessory dimensions to English BEFORE you buy. The crosscut fence extension is 2050mm maximum. I
never did the conversion or I would know that is 80". And as it happens, I postponed 3 projects so I could use the crosscut function of the K3. 1st project is 3 tall display cases. Sides are 81" so I screwed myself there. 2nd is a tall vanity of 84". Screwed again. But that is my fault, not Felder's.
Sincerely, Bob Reed