On 1/24/2012 3:49 AM, Eric Keller wrote: > On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 10:20 PM, Stuart Stevenson<stus...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> The motor was probably removed by the same process that modified the >> > control boxes. > > That's pretty sad to see. It really looks like the whole thing has been on > its side, and it's hard to believe there isn't significant damage to the > important stuff as a result. The lathes they sell at Penn State surplus > usually have been on their top, but they usually manage to keep the mills > upright. > > When I was in the Air Force, they used to keep the surplus machine tools > outside, uncovered and rusting. That used to drive me nuts even though I > had no place to put one at the time. > Eric Keller > Boalsburg, Pennsylvania >
Rusting outside... That is pretty common. The vehicles I have bought from GL have usually been sitting outside for at least a year before I pick them up. I bought an F150 Ford Pickup truck and it had a big mouse nest on top of the engine - seriously I took about a half a bushel of grass and other nesting material out of the engine compartment. The condition code of the truck was HX - and I should have taken heed as the engine needs a rebuild. That mill might be salvageable - I am sure that someone will take a chance on it. If the control boxes cushioned the fall perhaps nothing is seriously out of wack. I'd be concerned about the user load stipulation on that one. If that mill is on the 5th floor.. in the corner.. removing it might take some good skates, johnson bars, a few strong bodies, and some patience.. Usually on stuff like that they will load onto a flatbed. Dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
