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It kind of went like .. a phone call. "Hey Graham, there is this granite block thing. Somebody dropped something hard on it, and it got damaged. They have a replacement now, so nobody wants it anymore. Too heavy to just put in the trash. Do you want it"?
What?? !!
So OK, I have to at least get a look. Can't really see the "damage". How to get it to my place? "Oh - that's OK. We have one of the company van drivers drop it off at your place while on his way South"
Good Lord - delivered as well!
Then.. "Er - it's on this angle iron stand - I take it you mean to keep it on the stand frame".
Pinch me, I'm dreaming! "Well yeah - they go together".
So, in my self-isolation during these stressful times, this happens..
Then, later, my son arrives with the last bit..
The strong lad who brought it hefted it out and onto my trolley easily enough, but I can't lift it without help. Even between two, it's awkward, and the three-point pads under are not thick enough to stop the fingers becoming at risk.
The "damage"? I found it. Catch the light reflecting off the top, and there is a ding, about 3mm across. Also, in the surface, a few tiny pits. I am thinking that a steam clean + a few careful tiny dabs of JBWeld, and minor scrape-back, and a check with the good side of my 6"dia x 1" thick optical flat here and there, and I end up with something that is way "good enough" for my needs, even if would be shown the door at the likes of Mitutoyo!
Yay! I can hang out here somewhat rural and play with it until things get better!
What?? !!
So OK, I have to at least get a look. Can't really see the "damage". How to get it to my place? "Oh - that's OK. We have one of the company van drivers drop it off at your place while on his way South"
Good Lord - delivered as well!
Then.. "Er - it's on this angle iron stand - I take it you mean to keep it on the stand frame".
Pinch me, I'm dreaming! "Well yeah - they go together".
So, in my self-isolation during these stressful times, this happens..
Then, later, my son arrives with the last bit..
The strong lad who brought it hefted it out and onto my trolley easily enough, but I can't lift it without help. Even between two, it's awkward, and the three-point pads under are not thick enough to stop the fingers becoming at risk.
The "damage"? I found it. Catch the light reflecting off the top, and there is a ding, about 3mm across. Also, in the surface, a few tiny pits. I am thinking that a steam clean + a few careful tiny dabs of JBWeld, and minor scrape-back, and a check with the good side of my 6"dia x 1" thick optical flat here and there, and I end up with something that is way "good enough" for my needs, even if would be shown the door at the likes of Mitutoyo!
Yay! I can hang out here somewhat rural and play with it until things get better!