Jet 10-20 Drum sanders failure .
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 8:13 pm
Hi All,
Recently had a failure with my 18 month old Jet 10 - 20 drum sander, the thread in the top support arm stripped out , Has not had a lot of use , I'm still going on the supplied ration of abrasive that came with the machine, I keep it clean and lubricate it regularly, i rang trend , who i purchased it from , who explained the agency was in the middle of changing hands and I would be best to get in contact with Jet Australia, Jet would not return my emails or calls until I posed as some one looking to setup for a new high school, I Set them straight and told them my issue , the best they could offer was to sell me $300 worth of parts to fix it and no real assurance that it would not occur again some time in the future , I suggested that their printed propaganda implied that it was a quality product and that I could expect a longer lifespan than 18 months especially considering that same item now has a 5 year warranty , I was fed some crap about changover of agents in Australia and ther was nothing they could do , Blah , blah blah either way it was going to take 6 weeks to get the required parts in .
A quick search of the net identified it as a common problem , with various fixes used , most on short term fixes, I came across a thread by our newest member TIMBUCK on the UU, which looked like an elegant fix and I have one on the way, any way he has generously given US permission for his fix to be used complete with a drawing of the required fix. The thread alsodescribes what to look for to determine the likelyhood of failure , if you have a Jet 10-20 read the thread http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum ... gn-Problem , you may want to take the pro active approach and get the mod made and installed before failure.
Cheers,
Recently had a failure with my 18 month old Jet 10 - 20 drum sander, the thread in the top support arm stripped out , Has not had a lot of use , I'm still going on the supplied ration of abrasive that came with the machine, I keep it clean and lubricate it regularly, i rang trend , who i purchased it from , who explained the agency was in the middle of changing hands and I would be best to get in contact with Jet Australia, Jet would not return my emails or calls until I posed as some one looking to setup for a new high school, I Set them straight and told them my issue , the best they could offer was to sell me $300 worth of parts to fix it and no real assurance that it would not occur again some time in the future , I suggested that their printed propaganda implied that it was a quality product and that I could expect a longer lifespan than 18 months especially considering that same item now has a 5 year warranty , I was fed some crap about changover of agents in Australia and ther was nothing they could do , Blah , blah blah either way it was going to take 6 weeks to get the required parts in .
A quick search of the net identified it as a common problem , with various fixes used , most on short term fixes, I came across a thread by our newest member TIMBUCK on the UU, which looked like an elegant fix and I have one on the way, any way he has generously given US permission for his fix to be used complete with a drawing of the required fix. The thread alsodescribes what to look for to determine the likelyhood of failure , if you have a Jet 10-20 read the thread http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum ... gn-Problem , you may want to take the pro active approach and get the mod made and installed before failure.
Cheers,