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Which machine annoys you most?
John Hill:
Which machine annoys you most?
I think I hate my little power bandsaw, sure it works well but most of the time it is nothing but a damned nuisance!
The legs it came with brought almost nothing from the scrap man but I was more than happy with the trade. If I have it on a decent trolley metal sawdust, chips and offcuts collect underneath and look untidy plus they are even more of a nuisance if I try to move to trolley to clean under it. If I try to carry the damned thing it is likely to flop 'open' and give me a nasty crack under the chin, or it threatens to slam 'shut' and remove a finger or two. I cant just shove it on a bench somewhere as it needs space if I am going to cut any long stuff. :scratch:
So I have a plan.. you can even pin a tail on it if you like... :med:
....watch this space. :lol:
dsquire:
Now this should be interesting and .... :doh:
Cheers :beer:
Don
picclock:
Not sure if machine fits, but I bought a couple of digital calipers from lidl that are the most aggravating tools I have ever owned. They turn off and lose the measurement, rezeroing themselves in the process.
So you measure something, go to find a scrap to write it down on, and by the time you have it the b****y things have turned off and the measurement is lost. When they turn on again they read zero.
SWMBO was with me when I bought them, partly on the strength of a post by John bogs, so now I'm stuck with them until I can arrange there untimely demise :hammer:
picclock
HS93:
I have a coupe of them they work fine never lost there settings holds the previous mesurment when turned off and only prob I have is they dont turn themselves off automaticly, I also have the Aldi ones, if you are having problems just ring up lidl they have a good 3 year warnty that the honour they wil send you new ones out no quible.
Peter
BillTodd:
The HLV-H tail stock!...
It weighs the better part of 40kg , has a 50 odd square-inch base that, at every opportunity, sucks itself down onto the bed and is a real PITA to move. At times I've had to push it forward with both hands from the side of the lathe.
Hardinge should have extended the carriage rack and fitted the thing with its own traversing wheel.
Bill
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