Jacobs arbor marking

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Ketan Swali on 27/02/2019 13:41:47:

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 26/02/2019 13:54:59:

1. Cost of outsourced manufacture is higher that it could be, due to that 'badge engineering'
2. BeanCounter realises that the cost of the bought-in item could be reduced, by just taking the Vanilla version. … No harm done; it's the same product.
3. … until someone takes the next step, and the quality starts to decline.

MichaelG.

Hi Michael,

I am a little unsure about where you are coming from with reference to this topic.

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Ketan,

I note that in quoting my post, my points 4,5,6 have been re-numbered 1,2,3 … but that's of no great concern.

Where I was coming from was an attempt to explain [to Dave S.O.D.] my remark about the 'bean-counter' … my six steps were a 'timeline' which potentially ends with the situation that you describe:

Having 'sold his soul to the devil' … our heroic bean-counter then realises that a few more coppers could be saved by buying-in something a little worse and a little cheaper.

MichaelG.

[Ketan SwaliParticipant @ketanswali79440]

Posted by Chris Trice on 27/02/2019 14:07:27:

Let's put it this way. I paid 3 times what you charge for the same arbor so if it came from the same production line, I might feel some frustration.

Ah…um…agreed.

Ketan at ARC.

[Ketan SwaliParticipant @ketanswali79440]

Ketan,

I note that in quoting my post, my points 4,5,6 have been re-numbered 1,2,3 … but that's of no great concern.

Where I was coming from was an attempt to explain [to Dave S.O.D.] my remark about the 'bean-counter' … my six steps were a 'timeline' which potentially ends with the situation that you describe:

Having 'sold his soul to the devil' … our heroic bean-counter then realises that a few more coppers could be saved by buying-in something a little worse and a little cheaper.

MichaelG.

Understood, thanks,

Ketan at ARC

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 27/02/2019 07:16:16:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 26/02/2019 23:33:06:

Quite possibly the arbor in question is supplied both as Rohm and made available to others via the Weida side of the venture.

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Forgive my mild confusion … it's a little early and I have not yet topped-up my caffeine level:

Which is 'the arbor in question' ?

• the 'Rohm' supplied to Chris, or
• the 'Jacobs' supplied to John,
• … or both ?

MichaelG.

The one that the thread was originally about. A jacob's fit arbor ostensibly made by Rohm. The clue was that my post was all about Rohm

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Chris Trice on 27/02/2019 14:07:27:

Let's put it this way. I paid 3 times what you charge for the same arbor so if it came from the same production line, I might feel some frustration.

Perhaps in this case "Quality remains long after the price is forgotten"

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 27/02/2019 14:25:23:

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 27/02/2019 07:16:16:

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 26/02/2019 23:33:06:

Quite possibly the arbor in question is supplied both as Rohm and made available to others via the Weida side of the venture.

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Forgive my mild confusion … it's a little early and I have not yet topped-up my caffeine level:

Which is 'the arbor in question' ?

• the 'Rohm' supplied to Chris, or
• the 'Jacobs' supplied to John,
• … or both ?

MichaelG.

The one that the thread was originally about. A jacob's fit arbor ostensibly made by Rohm. The clue was that my post was all about Rohm

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But that IS NOT what the thread was originally about … Chris joined-in, because he had a similar [not identical] experience to John.

• John bought a 'genuine' Jacobs item
• Chris bought a 'genuine' Rohm item

MichaelG

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 27/02/2019 14:35:32

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Here is one I hoarded earlier:

[Ketan SwaliParticipant @ketanswali79440]

Posted by Michael Gilligan on 27/02/2019 15:28:14:

Here is one I hoarded earlier:

Suits you Sir

Ketan at ARC

[Chris TriceParticipant @christrice43267]

A 1/2" chuck on a 1MT arbor? That's bold. I hope the tailstock barrel is near perfect.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by Chris Trice on 27/02/2019 19:00:27:

A 1/2" chuck on a 1MT arbor? That's bold. I hope the tailstock barrel is near perfect.

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That just happens to be what I acquired, Chris

… I have no intention of using them as a pair !!

MichaelG.

[John Hall 7Participant @johnhall7]

RDG sell these together….

[Chris TriceParticipant @christrice43267]

I didn't seriously think you would. Mind you I have seen it. A friend of mine many years ago had a Myford ML2 with a 1MT tailstock and a 1/8" to 5/8" Jacob's chuck hanging off it.

Sometimes less is more.

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