J_R_Thiele
Stainless
- Joined
- Jan 22, 2003
- Location
- Columbia Missouri
Profanity in a title did not seem right, so I went with "not what I was expecting".
5 or 6 years ago I bought a 1980's era Tiawan made 14 x 40 Lagun/Republic lathe at an auction. I knew it had some wear and needed a footbrake fabricated. Life got busy, and I am just now starting to get it operational- or so I thought. I keep finding things that are not right and am starting to think someone tried to "fix" it and made some strange decisions.
Tonight I lifted up the carriage to see what I could tell about the wear on the Rulon, and found the carriage front V and rear flat had a transparent substance glued on. There were holes in it for oil to come through- but not channels cut to distribute the oil. The plastic was coming lose on one of the V surfaces. I have never heard of a transparent way material. Is there such a thing?
5 or 6 years ago I bought a 1980's era Tiawan made 14 x 40 Lagun/Republic lathe at an auction. I knew it had some wear and needed a footbrake fabricated. Life got busy, and I am just now starting to get it operational- or so I thought. I keep finding things that are not right and am starting to think someone tried to "fix" it and made some strange decisions.
Tonight I lifted up the carriage to see what I could tell about the wear on the Rulon, and found the carriage front V and rear flat had a transparent substance glued on. There were holes in it for oil to come through- but not channels cut to distribute the oil. The plastic was coming lose on one of the V surfaces. I have never heard of a transparent way material. Is there such a thing?
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