Air Hose off..

[jaymunday]

Im using a XCEL 9159. It sat for years before making its way here so Ive had air hose after air hose pop off. I usually reconnect it then zip tie it. This morning the hose that connects to the left side air bearing came off. Its almost impossible to get to. Is it a bad idea to losen the air bearing so I can get to the hose nipple???

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

YES, it is a VERY bad idea to do that!

Get yourself some hemostats to re-connect the air line.

Then, on Monday, tell your boss that the machine will NOT keep running for very long unless they get it re-hosed. Just wait until one pops that you can not get to at all, then what do you do? Cheap hardware is cheap for a reason, you must expect to pay for repairs and fixes. TANSTAAFL!

Just imagine the damage that will be caused if you have an air-cylinder for the counter-weight and THAT hose pops off and drops the entire Z axis column right down to the table! CRASH!!!!

[jaymunday]

Your right, I work for a company that tries to cut every corner possible. Thats why my new machine runs V 3.0. I brought it up to him that we were going to have to get the thing rehosed. I got lucky with this one though. I got it on there one handed. Hopefully it will last.

[bigjosh]

Your right, I work for a company that tries to cut every corner possible. Thats why my new machine runs V 3.0. I brought it up to him that we were going to have to get the thing rehosed. I got lucky with this one though. I got it on there one handed. Hopefully it will last.

Sadly most companies are like that , most people dont know how touchy and tempermental CMM's are. I told my boss it was like a high maintenance girlfriend, from that point on I've had no problems getting service.

[John Kingston]

Sadly most companies are like that , most people dont know how touchy and tempermental CMM's are. I told my boss it was like a high maintenance girlfriend, from that point on I've had no problems getting service.

When we first got our CMM, our QE named the machine after the girl I was dating.

His reasoning:

Fun to play with.
Can be annoying as heII at times.
Costs a lot of $$$$.

[Jimmy Hirsch]

Fun to play with.
Can be annoying as heII at times.
Costs a lot of $$$$.

Buuuwaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha
a constant in that species ..................

[Don-ARI]

TANSTAAFL?

Matt,
I have heard of FUBAR and Snafu and know what they mean but what does TANSTAAFL mean? Or dont I want to know?

[Matthew D. Hoedeman]

TANSTAAFL:
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Robert Anson Heinlein, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.

[Don-ARI]

TANSTAAFL:
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Robert Anson Heinlein, The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress.

How very true!

Thanks for the info.