Hi Bob:
Yes I do.
It has been a good machine for me...a working Chevy but built like a tank.
I can work to a tenth on it with care, but I cannot split tenths.
Utterly reliable where it counts but goofily stupid in ways I never thought to consider when I bought it.
For example...low pressure air hoses to work things like the tank solenoids.
All rotted after a decade and were failing frequently, so all had to be replaced.
Knobs and buttons with sharp molding flash still on them , hurt to turn the knobs until I dressed the flash off.
Wire transport path with sharp edges in places that would shave the wire until I took it apart and polished the edges.
But massive ballscrews and linear rails...big enough for a VMC
Massive castings.
Nice, accurate orthogonality...better than I can measure with a granite square and a tenths clock.
Heidenhain glass scales (even though they were not initially plugged into the control...a service guy found that out by accident).
So I got exactly what I paid for...a Chevy that will get me where I want to go, but won't attract any young cute ones on the way.
Cheers
Marcus
www.implant-mechanix.com
www.vancouverwireedm.com
