Dave A
Titanium
- Joined
- Jan 4, 2005
- Location
- Roseville, CA
I have been a strong supporter of U.S. made tools and equipment in this forum. Just a few days ago, I recommended looking at domestic made DRO's on a post in the general forum. Now I am going to complain, which I guess proves something???
I bought a used knee mill and it had an Anilam DRO, that I knew had some issues. I sent an email to the mfg of the DRO and got a prompt response on cleaning methods, which did not fix the problem.
I asked for a price on a new x-axis glass scale. The quote for a new housing, scale and reader was $605.00
I can currently buy a brand new Anilam DRO, with modern features and warranty for $1,195.00. Why on this green Earth would I want to pay half of that for one scale and reader to fix an old system, that I am not even sure works properly????? Oh, and they did not respond to my request on availability of a manual so I could figure out if the display was working properly.
If I understand their pricing, the entire value of the system is in the two housings and readers and the display unit is a freebee.
Maybe somone from that company reads this forum?
[ 08-08-2005, 11:17 PM: Message edited by: DryCreek ]
I bought a used knee mill and it had an Anilam DRO, that I knew had some issues. I sent an email to the mfg of the DRO and got a prompt response on cleaning methods, which did not fix the problem.
I asked for a price on a new x-axis glass scale. The quote for a new housing, scale and reader was $605.00
I can currently buy a brand new Anilam DRO, with modern features and warranty for $1,195.00. Why on this green Earth would I want to pay half of that for one scale and reader to fix an old system, that I am not even sure works properly????? Oh, and they did not respond to my request on availability of a manual so I could figure out if the display was working properly.
If I understand their pricing, the entire value of the system is in the two housings and readers and the display unit is a freebee.
Maybe somone from that company reads this forum?
[ 08-08-2005, 11:17 PM: Message edited by: DryCreek ]