Some first-hand experience with the pair that I bought.
The only gripe I have about the pair I now own is the previously mentioned loading ram latch -end play/slop- . It was just enough for me to notice and decide to fix because it could have resulted in the ram unlatching & dropping due to inertia resulting from heavy loads.
Removal of the 1/16" pin holding the sliding catch from the end of the ram is the hardest part of fixing the problem. From there it was a simple matter if filing the open-ended groove a few-to-five thousandths deeper and then reassembling. That aforementioned pin is fragile (I bent the dog-c&@% out of mine, and when I discovered what the parts company wanted for it I improvised (made a new one from 1/16" pin stock provided by my gunsmith).
The price has since gone back up $50.00 from when I bought mine.
I have been watching them since and they haven't lowered the price that far again. Maybe they will before the year end holidays. But, who can tell? Even at $399 they consider the model "on Sale" , so you takes your chances if you were to decide to wait.
The spare cylinders have too gone to sale pricing since the early part of November.
I had to reject two that I ordered though due to poor machining of the arbor holes. We'll see if the replacements (due back to me early next week) are acceptable. The ones that came with the guns were perfect, along with one of the three that I ordered up after the fact. Go figure.
Surely would make for an especially nice Christmas gift. Here's to hoping you're lucky enough to receive it.
The only gripe I have about the pair I now own is the previously mentioned loading ram latch -end play/slop- . It was just enough for me to notice and decide to fix because it could have resulted in the ram unlatching & dropping due to inertia resulting from heavy loads.
Removal of the 1/16" pin holding the sliding catch from the end of the ram is the hardest part of fixing the problem. From there it was a simple matter if filing the open-ended groove a few-to-five thousandths deeper and then reassembling. That aforementioned pin is fragile (I bent the dog-c&@% out of mine, and when I discovered what the parts company wanted for it I improvised (made a new one from 1/16" pin stock provided by my gunsmith).
The price has since gone back up $50.00 from when I bought mine.
I have been watching them since and they haven't lowered the price that far again. Maybe they will before the year end holidays. But, who can tell? Even at $399 they consider the model "on Sale" , so you takes your chances if you were to decide to wait.
The spare cylinders have too gone to sale pricing since the early part of November.
I had to reject two that I ordered though due to poor machining of the arbor holes. We'll see if the replacements (due back to me early next week) are acceptable. The ones that came with the guns were perfect, along with one of the three that I ordered up after the fact. Go figure.
Surely would make for an especially nice Christmas gift. Here's to hoping you're lucky enough to receive it.
I've been wondering about the polished steel. Good thread, thanks for posting!
