On Sunday 31 July 2016 04:21:07 Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 30.07.16 23:51, Gene Heskett wrote: > > I am beginning to think I shouldn't ever take anything apart. I > > find way too much trouble when I do... ;-) > > What do they say about Chinese machines?: "Treat them as a kit. At > least you know the boltholes line up, and if it runs, the parts are > likely to be all there." > > That said, my 800 kg mill-drill is Chinese, and hasn't needed any > tweaks to be eminently useful. > > Sadly, it was the significantly more expensive Taiwanese lathe which > had the automatic feed's safety detent clutch seized by hydraulic lock > in the bores containing the detent balls, as shipping wax had run in > behind and set. My misfortune was to not take enough apart - that and > the fact that the shear pin didn't. Who'd bet against Murphy?
Nobody in possession of .00001% of whats called "common sense" Erik. That turkey has a room here someplace, and I swear he even drinks my last beer now & then. And that displeases me no end! > Erik > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >-------- _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
