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Why not setup a commission system? Others bring you in work - of all types.

It's not so much that.. It's knowing how hard it is to run a business. It's great having the gear, but that's only a tiny part of it. Sounds great, but its often hard and it sounds like his daughter might not want to do something like that. It would probably be better if heyskull bought the...

Theyre not too hard to fix, but you do need to remove both end bearings. But once you've done it - well.. I've never had to replace one. There is a concertina version that just wraps around and uses a zip to attach, but I can't remember what it's called. But not as good as the spirals. Same as...

Unfortunately I agree with tulsagraphics.. Just buying a load of equipment doesn't make a business. Don't get me wrong. You need it, but you also need passion and spirit. Does your daughter have those as well as a full customer list and plenty of cash to see her through the times when business...

Lol.. I hate gunk getting into such things.

Great to hear it.. What you can buy is a ballscrew protection spring.. It's like a giant clock spring that presses against both bearings. Stops crud getting in to start with.

Ahh.. With power off, most servo and stepping drives can be easily moved. You could have something stuck in the bearing. Unfortunately you'll have to disassemble it to get to the bearing. Ive not worked on this one, but a common issue in most machines is if they've got central lubrication and a...

The coating is quite thin, it's easy enough to use an oil instead, however the oil doesn't tend to stick to the existing Teflon so will be squeezed out. Id clean the nut first, as there's probably something in that that's damaging the Teflon. Then possibly use grease as that stands more of a...

If its a microswitch, simply test the continuity between the connectors. You'll usually have 3.. One common and a normally open and normally closed. Some have electronic switches - they're harder to test as need to be powered, but most have a led to show if they've switched. Try posting a...

Tbh.. Cables rarely fail unless there's mechanical damage.. Connectors however.. If you've got a multi meter you can do a continuity check to see if the two wires have continuity one end to the other. The other issue is.. A switch can fail closed.. Limit switches "Should" be closed, then open...

Could be a dirty or faulty homing sensor? See if there's a microswitch or sensor in the area it trips out in. Might be something as simple as a loose wire

Unfortunately no.. I love experimenting with things - got a wide range of devices and machines.. Stone is lovely to play with, but something like that.. And so visible. Nahh.. You'd need to try a sample first - see what works best. I'd try local stone masons - or even monumental masons. They...

First off.. If you've not done this before.. STOP. Stone isn't that hard to work with, but you don't get 2nd chances. Imagine if it goes wrong? Get someone who does this all the time to do it.. But if you want to do it in the future.. Practice.. Get a piece and try different methods on it...

I've had a few pad printers in my time.. Not much to them really. The issue are the pads themselves. Although in your instance it'll probably be registration. Most multi colour printers move the whole object to be printed to each station - hard hats would need a method to register them so they...

It's called the Pareto Principal - 80% of sales comes from 20% of products. Its one of those things though that some random customer can bring the outlier though. It's all down to your company. Are you stretched doing those other things? For the things that make money - is there a bigger market...

That's the thing with most products these days.. Easy enough to repair IF you know what you need to replace.

Just make sure it adheres well, as any shrinkage during curing will try and peel it off

Easiest way to visualise the process is to imagine etching it with a pin. Every line it moves down has to be smaller than the diameter of the pin in order to get a flat surface.. Usually isn't so you get raised parts where the engraved lines don't meet, so by doing two passes you then break...

Another option is to simply print elevations on plywood and manually cut them out.. Its all down to what they want

Tbh.. If they say money is no object, then unless they are a multi multi millionaire - I'd take it with a pinch of salt. Yes..it can be done relatively cheaply - but.. It depends on IF they have a suitable 3d model. 3d printing would cost a fortune and take a very long time. If you sliced the...