Ready to push the button and buy a laser....

[AndrewMawson]

JS probably saw my post here on Madmodder - see reply #23

http://madmodder.net/index.php/topic...html#msg126523

Oh, and my cable outer also was stripped too far back to use the clamps like yours, but I found that by friction warming the outer by gripping with a cloth and sliding it, I could ease the outer far enough down the wires to get under the clamps (which are too large a diameter to grip, but a bit of the serrated end of a tywrap makes up the gap sufficiently !

[Davek0974]

Supplier reply - can i get it fixed locally and how much?

I guess £50 will cover it :) See what they say.

[AndrewMawson]

Mine ended up £40 under asking price. They've just this morning sent me an eBay message asking if it's arrived and am I happy with it! Considering I told them it arrived broken, sent photos, got a discount, and left them neutral feedback you'd think that they were aware of my opinion by now!

[Davek0974]

As this was a package deal, i think the rotary added about £100 over the price of the basic machine so £50 seems reasonable i think.

They certainly don't keep track of orders very closely it seems in your case ;)

[Davek0974]

More like it...


Ground the bird-sh1t off, turned a bevel on the stub so there was somewhere for the weld to fill, nice heavy fillet, turned the flange true to the shaft, refitted it.

Also drilled a couple of divots for the pulley screws to locate into.

I'll also replace the crap allen screws which appear to be M6 but have a socket that fits nothing with some proper M6 ones !

[routercnc]

More like it...


Ground the bird-sh1t off, turned a bevel on the stub so there was somewhere for the weld to fill, nice heavy fillet, turned the flange true to the shaft, refitted it.

Also drilled a couple of divots for the pulley screws to locate into.

I'll also replace the crap allen screws which appear to be M6 but have a socket that fits nothing with some proper M6 ones !

Good recovery Dave
It has been said before that this Chinese stuff has to be considered a kit of bits

[Davek0974]

I just hate the wastage of materials etc.

I was doing some mental sums on the way home, I figured price of machine was £1650 so eBay/paypal fees @ 15% is £247, shipping from Bremen in Germany to UK via DHL maybe £200??, UK import duty @20% maybe £330, shipping from China to Bremen possibly free if company container etc so ignore that step, we are now down to £873.

They will probably throw in the £50 i asked for to repair the rotary so now we have £823

Next, figure they will get a hit when i query the tube length/power not as advertised, any physical damage etc - they always offer up a compo payment just to shut the customer up, no idea how that will play out yet.

So we have what, £700 left to pay for assembly, making the cabinet, supplying the (usually) reasonable quality parts and whats left? Maybe they see £100-150 on each machine?

The logistics of China manufacturing baffle me every time.

Anyway, I digress.....