Just turned the corner at my shop to see the maintenance guys moving an old bridgeport by putting the forks under the table(naturally without any wood blocks even) to lift the front end of the machine up allowing them to slide wood underneath and then reposition the forks under the base to lift it completely. Had I seen them getting ready to do this I would have stopped them but to turn the corner and see that made me cry a little. The worst part was watching the handle turn a little bit as pressure was added/removed from the table.
There is no real point to this post other than to vent a little. Beyond frustrating to see a machine be treated so poorly when there was plenty of room to do it the right way.
Had always hoped to work out a deal to buy one of the old knee mills from here one day for my garage, now I don't think I want one of them.
There is no real point to this post other than to vent a little. Beyond frustrating to see a machine be treated so poorly when there was plenty of room to do it the right way.
Had always hoped to work out a deal to buy one of the old knee mills from here one day for my garage, now I don't think I want one of them.