Bit of a flood ! And a couple of questions.

**Ollie78** · 04-01-2021

Hi all.

Routerdriver, I shall certainly leave the ballscrews alone apart from a good greasing, does it have to be a specific grease or can anyone recommend a favourite.

I have been contacted today by a loss adjuster on behalf of the insurance company. He asked me who made the machine ? I said it was custom made by the person who I bought it from and then I did some work to improve it etc.
I think they would have prefered if I had just said its a SCM or Mazak or whatever. This is the trouble with built not bought.
So I said that I paid under market value, which I certainly did and to buy a replacement machine with the same capacity and accuracy would be about £6,000 which is a bit of a guess.
It will do 1150mm by 900mm, cuts pretty fast and will do readable lettering down to 3mm.

Anyway, I said I don`t think it needs replacing neccessarily but is going to need checking everywhere because it has been effectively rained on. He suggested that I wouldn`t do that myself would I, to which I replied that I probably would.
I would have just gone through every connection to make sure it was dry etc then I guess re-configure UCCNC on a new pc ( old PC still drying and un-tested so far )

So my dilema is that he needs a quotation for the inspection and repair of my machine. I have no idea who I would get to do this really so I am asking if anyone here would do it or know how to find someone who would.

He is coming on Wednesday to have a look at the workshop.
I worry that to him the machine will appear a little "home made " and not a professional machine, even though it is great.

Cheers

Ollie