That hand guard was amazing! And the demonstrator had total confidence - he wasn't even looking! I'll never be in a position to justify a saw like that but I really appreciate fine engineering.

Those wooden prototypes show exceptional cleverness on Mr. Altendorf's part. He's right up there with the top inventors of all time in my book.

Worlds best sliding saw. Period. And Markus is brilliant btw

Super cool. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for such a great video. I love seeing the early basic versions of modern machines and how they have progressed. It is amazing to see how great wooden machines were. That wooden panel saw that with all the mood movement/expansion/contraction etc still manages to slide like butter!

I've used maybe 7 sliding saws in my life, and luckily Altendorf was one of them. And it was the BEST of them. It was a joy just to change the blade.

What a great tour! The old saws and the new technology is awesome! Very cool!

Very interesting, nice one Andy !

wow thank you really enjoyed their one

What a fascinating video!

Awesome vid , thanks. Cheers Phil

Great video Lad

Loved it thank you

Amazing!!! Great machine and video!!!

Great video

Very impressive technology.

Thank you, very interesting stuff indeed 👍

Really enjoyed the video, thanks 👍🏾🇦🇺

Awesome video mate. Very interesting. 👍

I have been absolutely binge watching your channel since it popped up on my feed about 5 days ago. Love it! I've got a fledgling channel similar to yours but without the dream shop and awesome machinery. Just amazing content. I also like your attitude about owning great machinery and tools. Basically if it makes you more competitive and gets the job done with a little more precision - why not? My limitation is the size of my shop, but I make the best of it. Contemplating a Zeta at the moment. Well done mate.

Great video! I love tools and technology, and I really enjoyed seeing their early models. Also, the new safety system is impressive. It is great to see the safety technology develop. Cheers!

The SawStop technology is a great idea, but this is clearly superior.

I got to see the Felder version of their "finger saver" technology, and it also quite impressive. Having a Hammer K3 myself, I could see making the jump to a saw with that technology. Very cool behind the scenes look at the history.

Fascinating stuff, I can't help but think these are seriously complicated machines just for cutting a piece of wood, lol showing my ignorance here ! I do prefer their solution of removing danger by lowering the blade, the Sawstop solution always makes me think too close for comfort! the Looking forward to your new workshop walk around, it will be an education for me! Thanks for sharing the factory tour! Cheers.

Wish I could afford one amazing tool

I have nothing to say really, but I appreciate your content, and wish to help with the yt-algorithms.

Fantastic saws from Altendorf! I have a Felder, but I wouldn't mind exchanging for one of these :) One important note: Your audio is bad as you have pointed throughout the video, but adding the music makes it much worse. Lower to a minimum or get rid of the music all together, it isn't needed and it makes it harder to hear what you and others want to say. This is no hate, just feedback.

Great video! Was a great couple of days + you explained pained it all really well. You getting a new saw then?

Cool!.you where in Minden.. I also know Markus and about 6 other people working there. Have met them many times.I have also a F45 fully loaded (CNC and so on). I have the PQS Miter Fence. Also in the middle but CNC and the angle is shown on the display of the Elmodrive. The Team is amazing.

the man from Altendorf might want to look at a history books as he says at 6:50 that the saw as made in 1906 and then at 7:57 he says the reason the saw was made with wooden because it was time of world war number one he's 8 years to early for world war one it started in 1914 a thing a germen should know

I’m contemplating to either go with the F45 Elmo-drive Control with the handguard option. Or the Felder Kappa 550X with the PCS The Felder delivers more Bang for the buck 😢

Great video, interesting to see those original panel saws were made from wood. Hope this is the first in a series! Next up Felder and SCM factories?

Lovely German engineering. Germans are good at investing in their home grown industries 👍🏻

Vorsprung durch technik .

Cool machines and a nice video, but if your talking about the tool that changed everything, then it’s surely the battery drill no?

These Guys reached their peak in about 2015-2016, Altendorf is just a name now.

The author does like to from scratch, kzfaq.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO shaping and trimming wood from large blocks into fine finished products. As another reviewer mentioned, most projects require a lot of high-dollar equipment that most of us don’t have the room or budget for. But, knowing how to do these things, even if we won’t be able to practise the full stack project, is still great.

We had one of these in a cabinet class. It's one impressive machine, but no hobby saw.

A lot of strange statements here. Altendorf did not invent the sliding table 1906, that has been around since at least 1851 with J. A. Fay & Co and in Sweden Jonsered and other makers made them from 1879. Same with the roller on steel rods, that is an old standard from 1880 and available in Europe and US before the time of Altendorf.