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Hi, I am considering buying one, needs to be compact and I want the best possible quality for the money........any comments on a Hammer F3 3 phase machine? Been looking at new itech ITWMBUWS1000TA for similar money. Both come with power feed and sliding table........

Looking to spend up to £2.5K
 
Yes tooling is expensive! Are you going to be putting lots and lots through it? You may not need a power feed, I certainly have never bothered with one.
Personally I would have a look at second hand Sedgwick or SCM, good solid machines.
 
I would suggest a medium duty. Used. Complete with everything Inc sliding table, ring fence, power feed, tenon plate, micro fence even a tilting spindle. And as people have mentioned as much tooling as possible. The actual machine is 1/3, 2/3 is the other bits.
A power feed is totally essential for serious use imho. A tilting spindle much less so.
Scm t50 or t55 is a super recommendation. Sedgwick sm4 is good and fairly common. Hammer are not brilliant just OK. Felder are quite a lot more. It's basically a shaft with bearings and a motor. So the extras are really important to its versatility.(especially tooling)
 
The hammer I was looking at does, its a used one, but only a few hours......looks brand new . Tooling would be extra I guess. Will look at the recommendations
 
Thanks, I had seen both of those, what are thoughts on itech? looks a nice clean compact package with all the bits....I do have 3 phase from a convertor, which I could split the supply from, was tempted by the newer itech over the sedgewick, though the latter seems to have a great rep....

If I was choosing between the Hammer and the itech, which would you say is best?
 
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If choosing between the two you’ve asked the question about I would chose the Hammer. It’s a better built machine IMO. Just be aware Hammer and Felder machines have a trend of being subject to scam selling. Not saying the one you’ve found is.
 
Well, I am really dithering....the itech is new and unused, the Hammer, a 2004, but not much used...its also £250 more. Both have feed and sliding carriage.....really cant decide. What are the itech like? I have not seen any reviews.....I know the hammer will be good, just wondering if saving £250 and getting a new machine trumps the hammer......the hammer is nearly twice the power though.....also looking at a nearly new sedgewick sm4 for another £700 above the hammer....
 
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