The Survival Guide is out of print and I do not plan to re-publish it in printed paper form. The original price was $150, and for a contribution of $75, I will make available the complete PDF for download
under the stipulation that you do not copy or redistribute the PDF. If you are interested in this, you can send me an email with your agreement to that provision, and PayPal $75 to the following email address:
david@....
Please note that the Survival Guide deals with 700-series saws, shapers, and saw/shaper combination machines, and the K900 and Kappa 40 and 400 saws. It does not cover machines prior to the 700-series such as BF6 etc, nor does it cover jointer, planer or J/P combination machines such as a CF700. I have not updated the Survival Guide since it was originally published in 2004. Felder is constantly making minor changes to their equipment and I would be chasing my tail forever trying to keep photos of every screw and nut up to date. All the the concepts about how to approach commissioning, aligning and using the machine are still completely valid, but may or may not be helpful for Hammer equipment. A Table of Contents is attached FYI. The biggest changes in the Felder lineup are at the high end where they have introduced CNC controls into the equipment (like my Kappa 400 xMotion), and any new edition of the Guide would elaborate on those attributes.
The shaper section of the Guide remains the most comprehensive resource for the KF700 and F700 shapers ever produced. If I were to revise the book, I would introduce the user to the alternative for a digital phase converter like Phase Perfect as an alternative source of 3-phase power conversion in addition to the rotary converter idea discussed in the Guide. Also, several after-market alternatives for parallel fences, pneumatic clamps, etc. have been introduced and are not discussed in the Guide, but are thoroughly discussed on my Flickr pages. And I am always here and available to assist if you get stuck.
Also, if you are not already a member of the Felder Owners Group, you might find that to be a good resource.
felderownersgroup groups.io Group
And I have tons of information relating to Felder equipment (and lots of other stuff) on my Flickr web site:
David Best’s albums | Flickr