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Trevor Wootton
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Rotary Tool

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Hi everybody,
Has anyone else got the same problem as I seem to have. When I bought my machine last June I also bought a rotary tool. The one Chris had in mind wasn't suitable for differant reasons, technical and practical. He fetched out another one which looks like a lathe. This was almost perfect, EXCEPT, the bed was to short to take a standard wine bottle. Part of my new business was to engrave wine bottles and drinking glasses as a set. Straight away Chris got a tape measure and we worked out how short the bed was. Chris emailed China explaining the problem and asking for a new bed 10cm longer. I have been asking Chris every couple of weeks since if the new bed had arrived and Chris has inturn been asking China whats going on. A couple of weeks ago Chris rang me to say my 'new ' rotary tool had arrived ?? The Chinese it seems, couldn't grasp the idea of a longer bed. Because of the time I've been waiting I'd had a new bed costed at a local engineering firm, to the tune £100. The 'new' rotary tool Chris has received does take the wine bottles, :D but it doesn't seem very stable, the tail stock seems very sloppy on the rail, but the biggest problem is that if you put a light glass on to the tool, when the wheels rotate, the glass rides up the wheels, one wrecked wine glass. :? The advice I've been given is to buy both tools. Don't see why I should have shell out another £300 + to buy both. I'm not blaming HPC or Chris as he has done what he can and is as naffed off with the situation as I am. It seems the Chinese are either being awarkard, or thick. :evil: Any one else had the problem and got any solutions.
Cheers
Trev :cry:
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Hiya Trev,

What does the "bed" of the rotary tool look like? (piccy?)

I have an idea but will need to see what you have to know if it will work.

best wishes

Dave
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Hi

ive got one of the lathe type from chris as well but havnt had any instructions on how to use it.

can you help please

kevin
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Hiya Guys,

I can post the user manuals for the Y axis controllers but I'm not sure if the set up is the same on every type?? (I don't have a rotary axis on mine)

best wishes

Dave
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can you email it to me please.

It will help im sure

info@avalonesoterics.co.uk

thanks Dave
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Avalon...I used to work in Glastonbury,just reminded me of it :) happy days so they were :)

I'll PM you a direct link to download the manuals :)

best wishes

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I do work in Glastonbury 1 day a week with the wife on the Tuesday market.

Thanks Spooky for the help and with some tweekin to the info I think the problem is solved

Big thank

Kev
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