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Post by roadsdiverged on Sept 4, 2019 19:24:51 GMT -5
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Post by trailboss on Sept 4, 2019 20:10:54 GMT -5
Freight lines don't like to deal with anyone who doesn't have a loading dock. I have had to move a palet full of big printers 2 blocks on a palet jack from the "lift gate. I have refused a few also. Told them to take it back and we would get them from someone who could deliver them. Once we got all of the men in the office to wrestle a palet off a truck with no lift gate. When I saw the potential for injuries I put an end to that. I certainly understand from your perspective RonV, but it is up to the shipper>consignee to communicate what is needed at delivery, and at least the company I work for we will always deliver with a liftgate if it is communicated to us. liftgates, no matter the manufacturer are a high maintenance item, every day when I leave the yard there are always two drivers at least getting repairs...and we are a company tat takes preventive maintenance seriously, so there is a cost to paying for liftgate deliveries, some people do not want to pay for it. There is no way we can put liftgates on every route...the assumption is that the consignee has the ability to unload the freight and that the shipper asked the proper questions...a lot of times them questions never get asked, especially when someone pays $500.00 for a shipment and the liftgate is $150.00. I had a residential delivery for a $15,000 Wolf stove...think Subzero Wolf...very high end. The resident refused to pay the $150.00 liftgate fees figuring me and her husband could unload it....I showed up at the appointed time and he happened to be at Whole Foods.  I waited 45 minutes, he showed up and they spent an hour asking me why I could not unload it.... they burned through their rolodex trying to find someone that could unload it...eventually their landscapers showed up while the lead man played them like Stradivarius..."I don't want my men to get hurt...cannot accept damage liabilities" By the way, I do not disagree with him.In the end, after being there for 2.5 hours, constantly winked at by the Husband "I will make it worth your while"...which I never asked for or expected, he casually told me adios as he peeled off multiple C-Notes for Hector and the landscapers. My company took it in the shorts on that one...Our appointment clerk is very clear on letting the consignee know what services we will provide based on the costs quoted at pickup, but shippers and consignees try to play the game of cheap, thinking that moving a 300 pound treadmill up three flights of stairs should be done for free. Ron certainly has nothing to do with the nonsense in communication, has been there, done that and no doubt you have also...but there are a lot of people that are less than honest about what they know the delivery procedure that has been agreed upon....I call it lying. Inside deliveries require two men to show up to make it happen...union scale with benefits, cost of running the truck it isn't cheap, but I will never cross a threshold, because if a woman says that you did something inappropriate, even if it is a lie...when it goes in front of a jury, they side on the part of an individual over a multi-billion corporation. My modus operandi when I show up, and they are not on site, and my puter says what they have been notified of, they have 30 minutes...the the train leaves the station. The idiots like I mentioned are far more common than you would think, the stupidity cost cannot be handled by a company to just eat it out of the kindness of their hearts, it gets passed on. |
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Post by kxg on Sept 4, 2019 20:42:48 GMT -5
Great progress Ron, you are nearly there! Be careful with the final steps, no use getting injured at this point!
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Post by trailboss on Sept 4, 2019 20:45:37 GMT -5
Glad to hear things worked out Ron.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2019 8:32:47 GMT -5
You will be good to go before the fall rains and cooler weather starts.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 5, 2019 8:45:58 GMT -5
I'm excited for you. I can't wait to see your new creations.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 8:50:51 GMT -5
Got the lathe in my shop now with the help of my friend Ryan Alden and Dean (his neighbor). Had to reinforce the floor joists and floor. Didn't think just 400 pounds would affect the floor the way it did but, I don't claim to be the sharpest pencil in the box either. Got it dialed in and it seems to be running fine, just need to check on a few things before I get started turning. Here's a couple of pics. Oh! And NO! that's not the level I used to level it.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Sept 15, 2019 9:08:59 GMT -5
Got the lathe in my shop now with the help of my friend Ryan Alden and Dean (his neighbor). Had to reinforce the floor joists and floor. Didn't think just 400 pounds would affect the floor the way it did but, I don't claim to be the sharpest pencil in the box either. Got it dialed in and it seems to be running fine, just need to check on a few things before I get started turning. Here's a couple of pics. Oh! And NO! that's not the level I used to level it.
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Post by Darin on Sept 15, 2019 9:18:47 GMT -5
Getting really close now … congrats! |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Sept 15, 2019 9:33:45 GMT -5
 That’s something, machinery and hardware store are my favorites, must be something wrong with me, go get em RD!
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Post by pepesdad1 on Sept 15, 2019 11:04:36 GMT -5
Looks great, Ron. Hope things work out for ya.
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Post by trailboss on Sept 15, 2019 15:16:12 GMT -5
Getting Ryan Alden to help out was a good idea..he is one heck of a big guy.
Glad to hear that things are moving along, Ron.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 18:26:46 GMT -5
Getting Ryan Alden to help out was a good idea..he is one heck of a big guy. Glad to hear that things are moving along, Ron. Your not lying sir, he's a mountain, specially next to me. I stand only 5'7" and he's gotta be at least 6" 11" cause I gotta tilt my neck all the way back to see his face. He and his neighbor literately picked the 375 pound lathe up and put it on the stand. Made my back hurt just watching. Needless to say he's a gentle giant and one hell of a man, proud to say he's my friend.
Although I still have things to take care of before I start making pipes again, gotta get everything setup and working properly now because once I start making pipes I won't have time for much else or the energy. There just small things but, there are a hand full of them and that'll take more time. Sometimes I sit and wonder, "Is it really worth it?" Still really don't know but, I'll make an effort at it.
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Post by scrooge on Sept 15, 2019 19:29:46 GMT -5
Nice addition to your shop. Good Luck with all your future Masterpieces.
JASON You can stop drueling now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2019 20:06:59 GMT -5
Got the lathe in my shop now with the help of my friend Ryan Alden and Dean (his neighbor). Had to reinforce the floor joists and floor. Didn't think just 400 pounds would affect the floor the way it did but, I don't claim to be the sharpest pencil in the box either. Got it dialed in and it seems to be running fine, just need to check on a few things before I get started turning. Here's a couple of pics. Oh! And NO! that's not the level I used to level it.
that's one gorgeous piece of machinery. I see some very happy creating in your immediate future. We'll see, the machine don't make the pipe maker. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 15, 2019 20:27:33 GMT -5
I had to add 3 layers of 9/16 plywood to the floor of my shed to support the 1300 pound trike. The first time I tried without it the creaking scared me half to death. I backed out VERY carefully.
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Post by Cramptholomew on Sept 15, 2019 20:30:55 GMT -5
that's one gorgeous piece of machinery. I see some very happy creating in your immediate future. We'll see, the machine don't make the pipe maker. No, but it sure can help. And, tools are cool, so there's no shame in admiring a nice machining lathe. Right? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 15, 2019 20:42:59 GMT -5
that's one gorgeous piece of machinery. I see some very happy creating in your immediate future. We'll see, the machine don't make the pipe maker. Having seen what you can do with a lesser machine I am really looking forward to seeing what you make with the new one when you get used to it. |
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Post by Wizard on Sept 15, 2019 23:41:34 GMT -5
It’s going to be a great shop & great Pipes will come from it. You are a lucky man. You go Ron😀👍🧙🏼♂️
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2019 7:28:08 GMT -5
I had to add 3 layers of 9/16 plywood to the floor of my shed to support the 1300 pound trike. The first time I tried without it the creaking scared me half to death. I backed out VERY carefully. Yeah, I had two layers of 5/8" OSB down but it still flexed enough to topple the lathe if I got it rocking enough. When it was built for me they had notch the joists and I believe thats what made them weak enough to flex, so we joined the joists together with some 2x4's underneath and spanned them with some in front and back of the lathe. That seemed to work well, although is sometimes shutters when the speed is brought up it disappears in a second or two and won't rock. And that's a good thing..................cause I'm a Country Western kinda guy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2019 7:45:16 GMT -5
We'll see, the machine don't make the pipe maker. Having seen what you can do with a lesser machine I am really looking forward to seeing what you make with the new one when you get used to it. It won't make better looking pipes, just make it easier to make one and I can use ALL the easy I can get my hands on. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 16, 2019 8:35:36 GMT -5
that's one gorgeous piece of machinery. I see some very happy creating in your immediate future. We'll see, the machine don't make the pipe maker. But put a great machine together with a great pipe-maker and you're onto a winner, methinks. Your shop is looking great, Ron. Looking forward to seeing your creations. |
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I waited 45 minutes, he showed up and they spent an hour asking me why I could not unload it.... 
That’s something, machinery and hardware store are my favorites, must be something wrong with me, go get em RD!
