PM-1660TL

[erikmannie]

I hope you have a plan to not run the card balance for very long,,,,

It will take me about four years to pay that off.

It looks like my expense for interest is about $12,000 so that is horrible. This is 1.5 hours of OT every week for 4 years.

One of the main reasons that I pulled the trigger on this purchase prematurely is because a friend of mine (who happens to be a member of this forum) expressed that geopolitical instability could prevent a future purchase of this (Asian) machine.

 

[erikmannie]

It looks like you are going to get your new lathe faster than I'll get my new dryer. Ordered it in July, was supposed to arrive in early August, now delayed until Sept 16.

I hope this new lathe provides you with enough enjoyment to make up for all the extra work you have committed yourself to.

I am hoping to be able to work on it for the next 30 years, so that would be less than $4/day (including the tooling and interest).

I derive a great amount of joy from time spent on the PM-1030V. I can’t think of anything else that is more fun.

As we all know, the lathe’s superpower is bringing the workpiece parallel and perpendicular to the ways. For me, there is something deeply satisfying about cutting precisely parallel or perpendicular features in metal stock. I find it therapeutic: rectifying the universe a few thousands at a time.

 

[P-Ritch]

It looks like you are going to get your new lathe faster than I'll get my new dryer. Ordered it in July, was supposed to arrive in early August, now delayed until Sept 16.

I hope this new lathe provides you with enough enjoyment to make up for all the extra work you have committed yourself to.

Does this happen be a GE dryer? I ordered a new washer and dryer in July and I'm on the exact same schedule.

 

[7milesup]

Does this happen be a GE dryer? I ordered a new washer and dryer in July and I'm on the exact same schedule.

I think a lot of appliance mfgs. are in the same boat. We built a new house last year and equipped it with Bosch appliances. Had to wait 3 months for the fridge. As a side note, I really like our LG washer and dryer.

 

[hanermo2]

Of course You can install AC if You want.
House loads are never loaded near 100% over any significant period of time.
Typical loads are == 10% of capacity.

Smart AC with VFDs can easily use whatever fuses and feeds you have, and run perfectly well.
More advanced stuff could use multiple power feeds, and endless combos thereof.
It is not hard, and it is not expensive.
The people saying no are trying to cash off on public lack of know-how.

One of my 220V welders calls for a 40A breaker. I wonder if I could obtain that with two slim double breakers.

I was with the electrician when he wired my 40A, 220V outlet which has both three and four prong (female) receptacles. He was telling me how our panel was jam packed with wires.

Our house used to be one house, and the previous owner put another house on top of it so we have 2 water heaters, 2 furnaces, etc. The electrician (my uncle) says that we will never be able to install A/C.

The outlet has been a champ for welding, and I may share that outlet with the lathe.

 

[mksj]

Have you looked into a home line of credit, home equity loan or a loan from a local banks, their interest rates are around about 4-5X less than credit cards. With credit cards, often people end up just making interest payments and never end up paying off the principal and the dept just accumulates. Sometimes worth speaking to a financial adviser as to options. Read the fine print as some loans can have horrendous fees for buyout, if you miss a payment, etc. and also waiving your rights for legal action. If it sounds too good, then it probably is going to bite you. Be wise, try not be impulsive.

On the AC units many people end-up putting in ductless mini-splits as opposed to the whole house, much less current draw and more efficient then traditional whole house AC units. Had them in the tropics and they work great, also reasonably priced, about $1500-2000 for a DIY complete kit with hoses and precharged.
Just an example: https://www.homedepot.com/b/Heating-Venting-Cooling-Ductless-Mini-Splits/N-5yc1vZc4m1

 

[Aaron_W]

Does this happen be a GE dryer? I ordered a new washer and dryer in July and I'm on the exact same schedule.

Whirlpool, but I'm sure most of the major appliance manufacturers are having similar problems with production. The salesman told me the delivery dates they have been getting on all appliances have been very unreliable.

The washing machine showed up mostly on time, so it is just sitting in storage. We have them stacked, so it doesn't make sense to pull the old ones out, until the new one gets here. We got 13 years out of the old Maytags, which is pretty good for a newer appliance. Probably could have gotten them repaired for 1/3 the price of the new ones but my wife wanted, bigger, newer, stainless steel with bluetooth.

She hasn't got on my case for filling the basement with cast iron so I'm keeping my mouth shut.

 

[erikmannie]

Have you looked into a home line of credit, home equity loan or a loan from a local banks, their interest rates are around about 4-5X less than credit cards...

My wife & I co-own our home with our daughter, and I wouldn’t ask my daughter to involve herself with my hobby machine.

 

[erikmannie]

I called Precision Crane in Windsor, CA today. I was happy to hear that they would handle my rigging needs.

We did not discuss cost, but the guy had a TON of questions about the weight and dimensions of the pallet as well as the clearance height of my garage door.

So that I don’t have to take a day off of work, they are going to do the site visit first thing in the morning and do all of the rigging on a Saturday. It would have been a struggle for me to get a day off of work (100% due to COVID-19).

I am curious how much the rigging crew is going to cost me.

Edit: My rigging bill was $1,640. The company was fantastic.

 

[Ianagos]

Typically when I’ve needed riggers is $1500 for them to drive out then a couple hundred an hour. Renting a forklift would be more cost efficient but very dangerous aswell. If you are local to Atlanta I can do the rigging for you for a lower cost but I have no clue where you are.

Edit: I’m stupid I just realize you stated you are in California so sorry I’m of no help to you.