Sorry this all stemmed from a harmless question from a new LOM owner, and a misunderstanding, of what parts were available. As for the split nut someone asked about those too and I just did some digging. My apologies. Kind Regards,
Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 7:56 PM Tim Krause <artmarb...@comcast.net> wrote: > Regarding the history of the lom rails, thanks for saving me the time of > typing it out. You are right on. > > Tim > On Feb 5, 2019, at 7:59 AM, 'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental Mills < > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> hers's what I remember from my inquiries regarding the Legacy rail... it >> is/was proprietary, back in the day Legacy was making the manual >> machines... i.e. you could not buy it, even if you knew who the >> manufacturer was... Legacy eventually discontinued using that rail, and >> switched to a more common, commercially available rail(possibility the rail >> that is available from the 80?20 company)… what I heard was that the >> original rail supplier was charging Legacy a "storage" and "maintenance" >> fee for the dies that were made exclusively for Legacy... Legacy decided to >> not pay the fees(which were exorbitant, if my memory is correct)… so the >> dies were destroyed... can't say for sure if all of this story is accurate, >> but I believe other group members could make some comments here regarding >> this specific situation... not sure if Legacy would so forthcoming to give >> legal permission to manufacture some parts for their earlier machines, but >> then again, would it be a viable business for someone to make that kind of >> investment... and would anyone really need permission to make a couple of >> items... it is more than just making the parts, there is advertising, >> marketing, etc., etc.... there is a very good reason why Legacy decided to >> shut it down... we in this group are die hard Legacy mill enthusiasts... >> and would probably cross a desert for a "Z" axis upgrade accessory, LOL!... >> but that is just a handful of people... with all the talk lately of split >> nuts, I made about 15 pieces a while back and it was suggested that if >> anyone needed one, they could contact me... well, no one contacted me!, >> LOL!... so what is the actual market out there for Legacy parts and/or >> accessories... even the railing... a minimum extrusion run might be a >> thousand feet(or more!)… at what cost?... and how long to sell that much >> railing?... packaging and shipping... it's complicated, for sure... and >> others have made a very good point of "keeping it in the family", so to >> speak... if Legacy is willing to continue making the parts that they do >> make now, then let's give the orders to them so there is an incentive for >> them to continue... I might assume that they are not making killer profits >> on those sales, and they are doing it to help support what is out there in >> regards to there older equipment... just some thoughts and comments... >> haven't commented for quite a while, but I do read all the posts... have >> not used my machine in a year or so... business stinks, in regards to what >> I would need the Legacy for... hope all is well with everyone out in Legacy >> Land!... Joe Biunno >> >> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to > legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
