sandman2234
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Not sure where this post should go, but thought it might get found here, if anyone did a search for it.
I posted on the Practical Machinist board a while back, if anyone was having problems with a regular 1" or 1/2" micrometer, that I was reasonably good at repairing them. I did it for a while while in the employ of a wire company where everyone used them, and they had to be constantly repaired because people would drop them, leave them in their sweaty pockets, use them as hammers or C-clamps, etc. I was told a guy went to Personel to get a new mic to replace his "broken" one, and they didn't have any new ones available. All she had was broken ones that had been replaced, after being run thru the department I worked in. I went and got the box of broken mic's and out of the 80 or so mic's that had been declared "unrepairable" and replaced with new, I was able to repair all but a few. Out of that few, I some were just deemed "donor mic's" which I used as parts for the others.
Anyway, somebody contacted me on the PM board about advice on repairing a mic, and I missed the message for almost 2 months. When I finally saw the message, I sent a reply and then called him, and advised him how to fix his own mic. Also told him if he had a problem fixing it, just send it to me and I would fix it when I got time, and would send it back (at his expense).
Micrometers aren't rocket science, and I enjoy working on the smaller ones so if anyone has a problem with one and needs some help, don't hesitate to give me a shout.
Hopefully this won't turn into a commercial endeavor, just trying to do a few favors for the board members.
David from jax
I posted on the Practical Machinist board a while back, if anyone was having problems with a regular 1" or 1/2" micrometer, that I was reasonably good at repairing them. I did it for a while while in the employ of a wire company where everyone used them, and they had to be constantly repaired because people would drop them, leave them in their sweaty pockets, use them as hammers or C-clamps, etc. I was told a guy went to Personel to get a new mic to replace his "broken" one, and they didn't have any new ones available. All she had was broken ones that had been replaced, after being run thru the department I worked in. I went and got the box of broken mic's and out of the 80 or so mic's that had been declared "unrepairable" and replaced with new, I was able to repair all but a few. Out of that few, I some were just deemed "donor mic's" which I used as parts for the others.
Anyway, somebody contacted me on the PM board about advice on repairing a mic, and I missed the message for almost 2 months. When I finally saw the message, I sent a reply and then called him, and advised him how to fix his own mic. Also told him if he had a problem fixing it, just send it to me and I would fix it when I got time, and would send it back (at his expense).
Micrometers aren't rocket science, and I enjoy working on the smaller ones so if anyone has a problem with one and needs some help, don't hesitate to give me a shout.
Hopefully this won't turn into a commercial endeavor, just trying to do a few favors for the board members.
David from jax