wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Don Williams sang a song years ago called "It Only Rains On Me." It seems appropriate here.
Tech Support at PSI was very helpful. The man told me where the brushes go and how to change them. However, (However, is one of the most dreaded starts to a sentence that I know!) one of the screws was coated with CA, varnish, and everything imaginable. After soaking, scraping, cursing, and twisting, the screw, which is non-metallic, broke into many little pieces. No problem, I'll just amend my order to add a couple of screws so I will have a spare. <s>No</s> Problem! The screws are not a part numbered item and cannot be ordered like bearings, brushes and the like. They did not have any in the shop, so they will have to talk to the factory in China to see about getting any more screws. (Insert more, very advanced, curse words here!) He did suggest that if I can find threaded plastic rod that I can fabricate my own screw. Sigh, I have to admit total ignorance here. How can I determine the threading of the remaining screw? Made in China, metric threading seems logical, but who knows? Can I take it to Lowes and find out the appropriate threading? I have found some sources for threaded plastic rod online, just need to figure out what threading I need.
Thanks in advance for any help and for keeping the laughter to a minimum.
Tech Support at PSI was very helpful. The man told me where the brushes go and how to change them. However, (However, is one of the most dreaded starts to a sentence that I know!) one of the screws was coated with CA, varnish, and everything imaginable. After soaking, scraping, cursing, and twisting, the screw, which is non-metallic, broke into many little pieces. No problem, I'll just amend my order to add a couple of screws so I will have a spare. <s>No</s> Problem! The screws are not a part numbered item and cannot be ordered like bearings, brushes and the like. They did not have any in the shop, so they will have to talk to the factory in China to see about getting any more screws. (Insert more, very advanced, curse words here!) He did suggest that if I can find threaded plastic rod that I can fabricate my own screw. Sigh, I have to admit total ignorance here. How can I determine the threading of the remaining screw? Made in China, metric threading seems logical, but who knows? Can I take it to Lowes and find out the appropriate threading? I have found some sources for threaded plastic rod online, just need to figure out what threading I need.
Thanks in advance for any help and for keeping the laughter to a minimum.