Derek Arita
05-20-2006, 10:01 PM
and I was surprised to find two things.
First, there was no final adjustment check out sheet as with Jet machines and PM machines that I have purchased in the past. I was truly disappointed that they did not check and record all of the adjustments and include that in the package. For some reason, that sheet gives me the feeling that the assemblers take pride in the job they do, enough to let me know how good a job they did.
Secondly I was disappointed to find that the table top was way out of flat. The center of the table was much higher than the edges by greater than .02". Come to find that when I loosened all of the bolts holding the top on, the table flattened out. Something was touching the table in the center of the underside, therefore when the bolts were tightened, the edges came down, but the center stayed up. With temporary shims in all four corners, the table top trued out to less than .001 out of flat with a Starret straight edge and feeler gauges.
The movement of the blade adjustments is smooth, but heavy enough to make you feel like you've got some real muscle under the hood.
Once I get the PM2000 up and running, I'll report more, if your interested.
I would like to know if others have found these same issues with their PM2000?
First, there was no final adjustment check out sheet as with Jet machines and PM machines that I have purchased in the past. I was truly disappointed that they did not check and record all of the adjustments and include that in the package. For some reason, that sheet gives me the feeling that the assemblers take pride in the job they do, enough to let me know how good a job they did.
Secondly I was disappointed to find that the table top was way out of flat. The center of the table was much higher than the edges by greater than .02". Come to find that when I loosened all of the bolts holding the top on, the table flattened out. Something was touching the table in the center of the underside, therefore when the bolts were tightened, the edges came down, but the center stayed up. With temporary shims in all four corners, the table top trued out to less than .001 out of flat with a Starret straight edge and feeler gauges.
The movement of the blade adjustments is smooth, but heavy enough to make you feel like you've got some real muscle under the hood.
Once I get the PM2000 up and running, I'll report more, if your interested.
I would like to know if others have found these same issues with their PM2000?