Felder | CF 531 Combination Machine
High Quality with Low Space Requirement
The Felder CF 531 Combination Machine offers planing, thicknessing, moulding, shaping, and optional mortising for solid wood and panel materials in a compact 1.5 m² footprint. With a 12 13/64" planing width, cutting lengths from 39 3/8" to 98 27/64", and a solid cast iron table, it ensures precision and versatility for professional woodworking.
Key Features
Highlights
- X-Roll Precision Guiding System: High-quality format sliding table with 10-year warranty ensures smooth, maintenance-free operation.
- Silent-Power® Spiral Cutterblock: Optional feature reduces noise by 50%, extends blade life up to 20 times, and ensures tear-free planing.
- MF Spindle Quick-Change System: Allows rapid spindle swaps of varying diameters without losing settings (optional).
Details
- Spindle Fence “230”: Supports tools up to 9 1/16" diameter, with –5 to +25 mm fine adjustment and 120 mm extraction connection.
- MULTI-Fine Adjustment System: Enables quick, parallel fence adjustments with automatic repeat settings (optional).
- Spindle Moulder Fence “220”: Supports tools up to 8 21/32" diameter for standard moulding tasks.
- Spindle Moulder Unit “500”: 3 15/16" usable height, four speeds (3,000/6,000/8,000/10,000 rpm), and 0°–45° rearward tilt for safety.
- High-Speed Router Spindle: Optional 10,000 rpm spindle for routing applications.
- Slot and Tenoning: X-Roll sliding table ensures precision and smoothness for heavy-duty tasks, with 10-year warranty.
- Safety Bar Guides: Optional guides for safe end-grain work.
- Power Feeder: Ensures clean, precise moulding, with tilt-away device for accessibility.
- Felder Saw Unit “500”: 4 1/64" cutting height with 12 13/32" blade diameter, double-sided support, and 0°–45° tilting.
- Scoring Unit: Optional mechanically driven unit (Ø 80 mm) for chip-free cuts in laminated panels.
- Grooving Work: Optional dado tooling for adjustable grooves up to 19.5 mm wide.
- Table Extension: Tool-free aluminum extensions for large workpieces.
- Planer Fence: Tilts 90°–45° with fine-adjustable stops for precise joining and bevelling.
- Planer Guard EURO Standard: Space-saving guard stabilizes workpieces during jointing and bevelling.
- Surface Planer Table: 59 1/16" cast iron table for robust precision.
- Open Planer Table: Ergonomic, space-saving design for quick changeovers to thicknessing.
- Jointing Table with Prismatic Guides: Patented system for precise cutting depth adjustments.
- Thickness Planing: Max. 8 21/32" height with optional digital handwheel for 0.1 mm precision.
- Pneumatic Workpiece Holder: Offers flexible clamping with 3 47/64" height and 661 lbs force.
- Mortising Unit: Optional attachment with transport unit for easy mounting.
Technical Specifications
| Category | Details |
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| Electrics |
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| Cutterblock |
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| Thicknesser and Feed Gears |
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| Saw and Scoring Unit |
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| Spindle Moulder Unit and Spindle Fence |
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| Format Sliding Table, Slot and Tenoning Table |
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| Outrigger Table and Longitudinal Stops |
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| Mortising Unit |
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| General |
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| Accessories |
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Specifications
Felder CF 531 FAQs
What operations are combined?
Jointing, thicknessing, sawing and spindle moulding; mortising is optional.
What is the planing width?
The US model overview specifies 310 mm.
How long are the planer tables?
The manufacturer describes 1,500 mm overall planer tables.
What motor power is listed?
Both versions list 4 HP standard and 5.5 HP optional.
Does Professional guarantee more motor power?
No. The US comparison lists the same motor-power choices.
Which cutterblocks are described?
Felder-system knife blocks and optional Silent-POWER; confirm the quoted block.
What spindle diameter should tooling fit?
Confirm the quoted shaft. The US table lists 1-1/4 inch standard; 30 mm is optional.
How much spindle height is usable?
The published spindle system has 100 mm usable height.
What spindle speeds are provided?
3,000, 6,000, 8,000 and 10,000 rpm.
Does the spindle tilt?
Yes, from vertical to 45 degrees.
What cutting-length range is advertised?
1,000–2,500 mm, according to sliding-table configuration.
What does fence 230 mean?
It accepts cutters up to 230 mm diameter, not a 230 mm shaft.
How is Professional equipment distinguished?
Professional lists fence 230 and MULTI-fine adjustment as standard.
Is an outrigger included?
The US comparison lists outriggers as optional.
What crosscut fence is supplied?
The US comparison lists a 1,300 mm crosscut fence.
