Yeah they seem to run for ever....
Im just worried, if I sink 2-4k into new spindle bearings and the problem is the Hyd Actuator bearing.... Im at the end of my money before the actuator can get fixed. Then I have to worry about the next thing breaking... Im getting pricing from Hartwig (they have ALWAYS been SUPER helpful and friendly and have shared more info with me than I ever thought a company would - including drawings, pdfs and so on...)
So I feel good about giving them my money as far as the people go... its the money and the duration of up time that Im worried about... maybe it would run for ever... maybe it will die next week and it will take a $3000 control card that no one has.... Oh the drama.... Especially when from what Ive seen a few places... I could get a different machine that is in pretty decent shape for what the spindle bearings will cost to do... but then there is the learning curve and so on...
Wish there was someone close that used to work for Okuma that wanted some side work... or would be able to walk me through doing it myself... always been a DIY kinda guy...
Thanks for all the info!! Its greatly appreciated!
Wade