--Just wrote a long post and promptly sent it to oblivion. First
question: anyone else here use the R-8 Snap Change system on their milling
machine?

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"Steamboat Ed" Haas : Steel, Stainless, Titanium:
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : Guaranteed Uncertified Welding!
www.nmpproducts.com
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---

--Argh! Posted to wrong group initially; here's the whole post for
the right group...
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--Curious to know if anyone else here uses one of these. I'm a happy
camper; have had mine for almost 30 yrs now. Had occasion to call them
the other day as I had a minor issue (2nd in 30 yrs; not too shabby!) with
the unit and I'd forgotten how to make the torque adjustments correctly.
--Anyway we got to talking with the owner/inventor, name of Reinhold
and boy can that guy talk! Turns out he's 78 yrs old now and I don't think
anyone's going to pick up the ball when he finally calls it quits (no time
soon I hope!). I'm thinking of picking up a spare unit if only to have parts
if there's another issue in a dozen yrs or so. I think it might be wise for
other users to do likewise.
The website's pretty basic but here's the link:
http://www.snapchange.com/


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"Steamboat Ed" Haas : Steel, Stainless, Titanium:
Hacking the Trailing Edge! : Guaranteed Uncertified Welding!
www.nmpproducts.com
---Decks a-wash in a sea of words---