Yep! I understand that perfectly well. In fact, I am the proud owner of a used B&S surface grinder that has experienced rework by someone who has no clue. The table bed was rescraped, introducing nearly .005" error over its length. Table now rocks as it traverses side to side. I will rescrape in the future. The grinder was purchased off ebay, and shipped coast to coast for less than the value of the machine, so I am not complaining, although I must admit, when the problems were discovered, I had assumed I made a huge mistake in buying. Turns out to not be the case, however.whateg0 wrote:I do strive for perfection, though, in everything, keeping in mind that not everything needs to be perfect. Sometimes good enough really is good enough. But, I've seen and bought machines and tools before that somebody had said was in great shape but was really cobbled together and thought, man, whoever did this was a real hack! I don't ever want to be that guy, now or after I'm dead.
One of the other errors made was upon assembly. The anchor point for the hydraulic cylinder and cross feed screw were in the wrong attitude. It was off so far that the vertical column tilted as it approached the far side of travel. Took a while to determine what the problems were, but I can see a VERY nice grinder in my future, assuming I rectify the mistakes made by the unknown individual. I would not enjoy having others think I was responsible for such glaring errors.
The comment about knowing when "good enough" is good enough. I have memory of returning framing studs to the saw when as little as 1/64" was removed. And I wonder why it took us almost 20 years to complete our house and shop?
Harold