Acceptable tolerance for thicknesser - parallelism of cutter head to the bed

[Spectric]

the problem was a degree of complacency,

We still have the same problem today, we thought our products were so good and we were selling to an almost captive audience that we just did not keep pushing design and technology forwards and were happy to sit on our hands without noticing the competition was closing in. Today we still think we are so great we can dictate to others and have an influence on the world stage and will crash as a result.

Yes the unions did become to powerful and it did become a case of the tail waging the dog for no other reason than they could but without them where would we be today, a fair days work deserves a fair days pay in a decent working enviroment. The question to ask is what role should they play today, what would happen if they did not exist for say our railways?

 

[Limey Lurker]

I think you will find the biggest problem during the Thatcher era was the Unions blackmailing the management to become uneconomic for the benefit of its management.

What?

 

[wallace]

Wadkin were the first company to automate woodworking machines by the use of punched card control, and by the 70's were creating machines with early cnc. By the mid 80's the company was being asset stripped by every owner that came around.

 

[clogs]

Just seen this.....
what da u expect from Axminster machines...... it's a lot like the Warco c@rp......
if u want it to work properly u have to do the final fitting / machining urself....
there's proberly nobody there with the skill or patience to fix this kinda thing....