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My power hammer broke mid-job last Thursday and I actually prefer fixing it myself
I was working on a set of bottle openers for a local brewery order, maybe 30 pieces, when my 50lb Little Giant threw a key off the flywheel. It locked up tight around 2pm and I had to stop everything. Instead of sending it out, I spent two days pulling the shaft, rechecking the gib key, and putting it back together. Runs quieter now than it did before honestly. Anyone else find that fixing your own gear gives you a better feel for how it should actually run?
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logan70527d ago
Yeah, @the_angela's buddy sounds like he knows what's up. There's something about tearing into your own machine and getting your hands dirty that just makes you pay attention to every little click and vibration. I had a similar thing with my anvil once, spent a whole weekend rewelding the face and ended up with a better striking surface than when I bought it. Maybe it's because we're more careful with our own stuff, or maybe it's just luck, but I swear my hammer has a sweet spot now that it never had before. Of course, I also once spent three hours fixing a stuck switch on my grinder only to realize I'd unplugged it the whole time, so take my advice with a grain of salt.
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