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1st October 2013, 07:53 AM #16SENIOR MEMBER
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Scratch that post about it being very difficult to repair! I could not load the pics yesterday and I read it as a crack in the sine bar! I like Robs idea. You could open the crack up while it is assembled and push in a bit of thin flux in and let it close again. Pull it apart and then braze weld it.
It's still a fiddly fix. I think it will probably pull the hole out of round and you will probably need to lap the major mating surfaces parallel and flat again. It's a nice tool and worthy of the effort. I think the seller should be come to the party and contribute to the cost of the fix. If you return it and get a full refund it will probably end up in the bin.
My neighbor just bought an old knife off eBay. A damn good one actually but the tang was snapped in the handle and the seller probably did not know it. He got eBay to contact the seller and reduced the cost of the knife by half to cover the cost of the fix.
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1st October 2013, 05:01 PM #17SENIOR MEMBER
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2nd October 2013, 12:56 AM #18
Thanks guys.
It looked to me like most of the negative feedback is about postage times. But maybe i just don't want to know.....
Phil, thanks for the tip on the email addy, i'll try that.
Michael, a grind might be a good idea. I think someone has given it a lick before, the surface finish is poor in places.
I don't have a TIG, but I could braze it. Today i pulled it apart and noticed 2 things. I think some one has already tried to repair it, and its stainless (completely non magnetic).
However it is not stainless so it doesn't short the mag poles, there are nylon washers to stop that.
Cheers,
Ew1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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2nd October 2013, 01:27 AM #19GOLD MEMBER
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One thing to watch about this sort of thing. I,ve had my neg feedback changed to positive once a part refund was given. Buyers aren,t likely to get a refund for slow postage so the negitive stays.
So as ebay sees it, if you get some sort of refund you are now a 100% happy camper. Not an unhappy camper who managed to get a refunded.
Stuart
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2nd October 2013, 07:59 AM #20Philomath in training
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I reckon the nylon washers are more likely to prevent galling or control friction. A nylon washer in a magnetic field should have a negligible effect.
TIG would be my choice for repair (but then all I have for brazing is a MAPP torch). V prep one side, weld, v prep & weld the other and it should be fine. Depending on how thick the part is a pass on one side might do, but the prep will give you clean metal to weld to (oil etc may have gotten into the crack) and "equal" heat on each side of the crack is less likely to distort the part.
What is the physical size of the part? I may have some 304 flat bar somewhere here (can't remember if it is 3 or 5mm thick) that you could use to fabricate a new one. If it is just a profile with a hole or two that should not be difficult.
Michael
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2nd October 2013, 09:42 AM #21SENIOR MEMBER
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Come to that I have a metric shyteload of 316 scrap up to 12mm thick around the place. I could easily spare a bit. If I were making a new 'something' that wasn't going in salt water and needed machining etc, I'd be using 303 by preference though. 304 would rate somewhere ahead of Aquamet or Inconel but a long way behind 303 or 316.....
PDW
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4th October 2013, 09:23 AM #22GOLD MEMBER
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Hi Ueee
did reliable ever reply ?
if not I would lodge a formal complaint with Ebay
no reply...is this is sign of someone who is guilty???.
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4th October 2013, 10:01 AM #23
No reply yet. I haven't really thought about it much, the antrac has distracted me a bit.
Thanks for the offers of some steel guys, I'll measure it up and see what I need.
Cheers,
Ew1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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4th October 2013, 12:57 PM #24GOLD MEMBER
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I wonder if its along the lines of "cant be bothered with the small stuff"(or possibly "I'll get around to that when I have a minute")?
I was flipping through this guys feedback there are guys buying 30 and 40 items at a time(the record is 73 in one go) again and again.
Never seen anything like it.(well except once and we wont go into that lol) but then how often do I look that closely at someone pos feedback......
eBay Feedback Profile for bestlocksmithdavid
eBay Feedback Profile for 3rddae
eBay Feedback Profile for doug0154s8
Stuart
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4th October 2013, 01:26 PM #25GOLD MEMBER
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9th October 2013, 08:38 PM #26
Well i have had some success today. After still not hearing from them, even after an email, i put in a claim for half the cost back, $25.50 US, last Friday. It came back on Monday as declined and a counter offer of a $12 refund was put on the table. $12? I just replied with the same request for $25 and a note saying it could not be used in its current condition and how much i would have to put into making a new one. The claim was agreed to today. That does give me a little faith in the system if nothing else.....
The piece is 1.250" x .750" x .125". It has the faintest of faint magnetism, but it is only just there.
Cheers,
Ew1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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9th October 2013, 09:37 PM #27Philomath in training
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316 can be faintly magnetic.
I have 304 but as Peter (PDW) says 316 is probably nicer to machine.
My 304 is 1"x1/8" strip or I do have some 20mmx5mm stainless strip, grade unknown.
Send me a PM if you would like some.
Michael
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10th October 2013, 07:24 AM #28Senior Member
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I doubt you'd ever get an email reply, good, bad or indifferent - only method I've had success with is direct call. Couldn't imagine the amount of time and resources they'd need to devote otherwise.
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3rd November 2013, 06:58 PM #29
Thanks to Michael i now have the sine bar fixed. I even have enough stainless left to make another one if i ever need to.....i doubt it though. A light grind on all 4 sides and it looks (almost) like new, i only took about .0005" of each side but that was enough to get rid of the engraving.
Cheers,
Ew1915 17"x50" LeBlond heavy duty Lathe, 24" Queen city shaper, 1970's G Vernier FV.3.TO Universal Mill, 1958 Blohm HFS 6 surface grinder, 1942 Rivett 715 Lathe, 14"x40" Antrac Lathe, Startrite H225 Bandsaw, 1949 Hercus Camelback Drill press, 1947 Holbrook C10 Lathe.
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3rd November 2013, 07:20 PM #30Philomath in training
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Very spiffy!
Michael
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