Re: SV: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Buying old machines and praying

I've got one of those Jon! An old Rockford MV100. I think the Ten
Commandments were engraved using it.
I've got the Machine Reconditioning book and STILL dont know where to start
improving it. It seems there is so much wrong with it. And its Hard all the
way through also...
I'm sort of wondering if it would be Cheaper (if time=money) to Pickup a New
JET Knee Mill. You know, they have REALLY come down in price.

I dont think there is any Quick-fixes to "Scraping", is there? :)

Vince

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Elson" <elson@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: SV: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Buying old machines and praying
> I'm not unhappy, and I knew going in that there could be a lot of
> repair work. I got this very high-end lathe for less than a $ a pound!
> The really expensive mechanical stuff was all in great shape, just
> the bed was worn. It took me longer to overhaul that I thought, as
> I'd never done this before, and the bed was not hardened, but just plain
> HARD, all the way through.
>
> Jon