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Which machine annoys you most?
Fergus OMore:
--- Quote from: PekkaNF on February 15, 2012, 10:36:14 AM ---
I hate the most machines that waste my time or money without any good return. My firsta lathe was french made minilor TR-1:
I bought "Minilor" with some accesories and was planning to buy some more accessories. Buying that petit merde was one of the biggest mistakes on my life. Never trust Frencies - incidently I had Citroën Xantia for years and although it had some excentric engineering it was a nice car and gave me years of joy. Not so rosy experince with the lathe though.
See this: http://www.lathes.co.uk/minilor/index.html
It gives a whole lot more glossy picture of the product than it is in reality. Plastic knobs could be replaced etc. obvious things. It looks quite handsom on the picture, but apron/cross slide, tool holder, tail stock, spindel stoc etc. are made of "Special alloy" or something like that on advertising text. It could be zink or aluminium, but it's pretty miserable stuf for a metal cutting lathe.
It sits middle of the garage not doing anything else, but reminding me not trust any advertising bull****, "tests" and empty specks. I just might try to make small usefull lathe out of it, but only halfway decent part of it a bed casting, even spindle box should be made out of scrap. Hmm. I do have right size piece of cast iron lying around.
Anyway, this experience has made me very wary of any tool made in france.
Want to swap?
PekkaNF
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Well, now?you could have a very nice tool and cutter grinder out of it.- or a cylindrical grinder- or remove the motor department and put in the new lathe- or use the vertical stuff on the saddle of the new lathe.
Comme vous dit-en France-- Vive la change! :hammer:
buffalow bill:
The thought of all my machines get me down as they are in storage awaiting a workshop to fill. :( :( :(
Jonny:
My larger chinese mill, its always breaking and costs a fortune if and when parts are available.
The smaller ones ok apart from the lead screws, a common prob.
Doc:
--- Quote from: Chazz on April 29, 2011, 05:06:31 PM ---The tools that annoy me the most are the ones I can't afford. :lol:
:beer:
Chazz
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I have to side with Chazz!! :lol: :lol: :lol:
krv3000:
lol any thing the wife brakes
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