Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Quandry

Hugh,

This Charles seems to have become a lightening rod for bad luck.
Would like to give him the benefit of the doubt, but I've seen folks
spin some real tall tales to cover their tracks. I would suggest that
you -consider- getting a bit tough and perhaps request copies his
insurance claim on the tree damage. Perhaps he could get something in
writing to verify the truck accident.
I've also seen some people have unbelievable runs of bad luck, maybe
this is another one. But you have been very patient, and I think you
deserve some reassurance that you are being told the truth.
If he cannot come through with copies of claims to back up at least some
of these, I'd suggest trying to get your money back.
Sometimes mention of impending contact with the better Business Berau
and State AG's office can really expedite either delivery or refund.

Hugh Mahlendorf wrote:

>
> Group:
> This morning I got some bad news and it has put me in a bit of a
> quandary. As I mentioned in a post to Ballendo, I had ordered a MI4848 CNC
> router from Liberty Enterprises last June. I was promised 8 to 10 weeks
> delivery. After a few delays I was told a tornado ripped through town in
> the last week in June but the shop was spared. A number of trees in the
> area were damaged, however and this included one just outside the Liberty
> shop. The city hired a private contractor to remove the damaged trees and
> -- you guessed it! He dropped the tree on the shop and damaged some of the
> parts for my machine. Specifically, the hardened shafts for the gantry.
> The Owner, Charles told me he was going to redesign the machine for 2001
> anyway and that he would provide me with the newly restyled gantry using
> aluminum extrusions instead of shafts and bearings and that I should expect
> my machine by the first or second week in Sept.
> Rains, I was told, prevented the trucking company from picking up the
> machine until earlier this month but it (and a couple of others) were all
> shipped last week. Hooray! (I thought)
> This morning I called and asked if everything was OK and Charles told me
> he was going to call me. He had just returned from Louisville, KY where he
> was attempting to inspect the remains of all of the machines he had
> shipped. Seems the semi rolled over and the insurance co. won't let him or
> anyone else near them until the finish with their investigation - maybe
> Wednesday.
> I guess this means another 12 to 15 weeks since mine wasn't the only
> machine he was building.
> Now my quandary: Do I wait and hope to see my machine this year? Or do
> I try to find another? Or do I try to build my own from scratch? I have
> done some machine assembly in the past, but I do not have anything but
> woodworking machinery. I can't find another one as inexpensive with the
> same size and features as the Liberty and I am very satisfied with the
> software albeit not having had it tied into a machine. I am perfectly
> satisfied to pay him for the software and hope it is compatible with a
> future purchase of another mfgr.
> I did intend to build my own but NOT YET! But maybe providence is
> forcing my hand.
> So I turn to you, who have already built CNC Machines for guidance. I
> guess what scares me the most is reading all of your posts on the problems
> you have had or are having. Am I ready to take the plunge?
> Sorry for using up so much bandwidth. I guess I needed a place to vent
> my frustration and disappointment but I really do need advise.
>
> Hugh
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