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Hi all, first post on the forum and my first tragedy trying to build my man cave work shop. So I have a new PM-727v and need a vise. 6" is too big, 4" may not be enough. So I decide on a 5" Kurt. Since these were discontinued 6-8 years ago, they are getting hard to find in decent shape but decided to wait till I found a good one. It finally came along (been waiting 6 mo. to find a good one, man is it painful to look at a brand new mill for that long and not be able to use it!) and at a fair price so I bought it.
Now the tragedy, the auction company I bought it from had a new person working in their shipping room and they put three wraps of foam and a handful of paper around it and tossed it in a flimsy & too big box. I am located and Guam and they shipped it USPS priority mail. By the time it got here, it looks like the American Tourister Gorilla basketball team all had a bounce with it. I think it's repairable but will need grinding and a little dinging / metal displacement to clean it up (dented corners mainly) and a bit of rust on the bottom of the bed.
So I will tear it down and clean it up and ship it properly (this time) for grinding and repair but I have no idea who does this or is recommended to do it? Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
Capt. Thomas
Now the tragedy, the auction company I bought it from had a new person working in their shipping room and they put three wraps of foam and a handful of paper around it and tossed it in a flimsy & too big box. I am located and Guam and they shipped it USPS priority mail. By the time it got here, it looks like the American Tourister Gorilla basketball team all had a bounce with it. I think it's repairable but will need grinding and a little dinging / metal displacement to clean it up (dented corners mainly) and a bit of rust on the bottom of the bed.
So I will tear it down and clean it up and ship it properly (this time) for grinding and repair but I have no idea who does this or is recommended to do it? Any help or suggestions is greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
Capt. Thomas