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My situation isn’t dissimilar to this.
Got purchased by a big American firm who’s grown hugely in the last few years. All extremely disjointed.
They didn’t have a ‘my team’ and only made three people redundant across the whole company in the merger.
But we are also owned by a large PE firm and...
Not sure how old the one in mine is (it is carbon). But the bearings were all completely shagged.
So a good freshen up can’t hurt. It feels totally different now.
Finished the refurb today.
New upgraded pivot bearing is a big improvement. Not only is the motion smoother and plusher, it no longer rattles.
As mentioned above, the bearing feels much better than the stock one. More of a controlled motion.
Always wanted a set of these.
https://www.fiberworxonline.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=134&product_id=806
But f**k me! 150 was spicy enough, didn’t realise that was less vat 😳 was just about to bite the bullet as well :(
All the hearings were seized. So wanted to replace them.
Hoping the selector will be nicer to use. And less rattly.
I don’t mind buying tools, I buy them as I need them. Useful to have around