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    Folks,

    Please read this carefully.


    I can only make one observation, which intuition should confirm to all of you following this saga and who may be bidding for a bargain.

    As has been admitted on this forum, his own forum and elsewhere; Cawley has attempted to produce his own quality bearing and platter and has failed miserably. He would no doubt have hawked my bearing (and platter) around to prospective manufacturers. Surely those people would have wanted to look inside to see what makes it work. In doing so, would they not have wanted to take my bearing apart!!!!!

    I can see from the enlarged image of my bearing on Ebay that the bottom of the bearing seems to have been removed at one time.

    How do I know this? Look at the gap line around the bottom of the bearing. After I seal the bottom oil cavity with three tensile bolts, I then machine the whole base to provide an aesthetic and finished surface, such that the join line does not show as it does in the image.

    If the bearing has been disassembled then Cawley would not have been able to refill the bearing oil cavity with my ‘super extreme pressure oil’ because he does not have any and never requested it! What he does have; is the thinner oil, supplied by me, which is used for the top spindle lubrication.

    I cannot make any comment on what condition they may be in.

    Indeed Cawley is offering them for parts or not working!! The whole point of this exercise is to get at me for the simple reason, as Marco has astutely observed that, like a spoilt child, he could not get his own way.

    For obvious reasons I cannot offer any guarantee or warranty as I simply do not have any information on what type of life cycle they have been subjected to if any. They may have been used in deepest Africa and totally seized with the heat!!!!!

    However, to demonstrate my loyalty to those who may acquire one, I will check them out and revalidate them for the small fee of $65.00 including a new supply of special synthetic oil, providing the return postage is prepaid by the buyer. (Sydney to UK $35.00)

    But do not pay too much for them, as all you will be doing is dancing to Cawley’s song book, the giving to Cancer is just the cheap gimmick it is.

    In a very practical sense Cawley is doing me a favour. In sales and marketing, the rate of sales tends to be proportional to the size of your customer base.

    So those folks who are now buying my bearings are going to be the banner wavers of tomorrow promoting even greater sales of my upgrades and getting the best High Precision Bearing to boot!!!!

    All I ask is that when you win, you sing the first verse of Waltzing Matilda with your head between your knees and facing Dartmouth

    And never use them at speeds exceeding 22-1/4 rpm or in temperatures exceeding 5degC or they will totally seize up and become red hot, showering sparks and molten metal all over Grandma!!!!

  2. #52
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    If Hamish or Alex would like me to apologise to them, then I will gladly do so

    However, as far as Hamish is concerned, he would (I hope) have known where I was coming from and the friendly spirit with which what I said was intended, even though I was rather 'robust', as he knows me pretty well and what kind of person I am.

    I simply felt that he was allowing the wool to be pulled over his eyes, and that at some point in future some unscrupulous person may have taken advantage of this, and I wouldn't want that to happen.

    Marco.
    heh, there is no need to apologise to me ...
    although it wasnt even aimed at you marco as such

    that said, i think it is pretty evident that mike is capable of looking after him self

    you have kind of proved my point though marco, casting aspersions based on hearsay often leads to more conflict (ref alex) ... and the reality of the situation seems to me that making derogatory comments about dave just puts you in the same light as you perceive him to be in.

    as i said, i dont care how dave chooses to run his business... it seems this hifi industry is fairly cut throat, he is his own responsibility and if he chooses to do things that in some peoples eyes damaging to other peoples business... i still say it is for those people (in this case mike) to take issue ... taking sides without knowing all of the facts (accurate ones that is, not hearsay) from both sides is more often than not damaging to all parties in the long run.

    i still refuse to pass judgement on any party involved, i have a nice cushion on my fence that shields me from the splinters... and the fence its self is on a nice high hill giving me a good 360 degrees of perspective...

    this all said i know how you feel about feeling you need to "protect" your members and all that .... i just wonder if you do your self and forum more harm than good .... but hey, its not my forum, and thats a key point here ... its just that bloody barge pole has such and attractive patina i just feel the need to touch it and as soon as its in my hand i just start prodding it at stuff... i need a twelve step plan to wean me off it! first step, take note of the past hamish .... no one really listens to you anyway



    oh and marco, im not stupid, im perfectly capable of looking after my own affairs and judgements ... im also happy to make my own mistakes and learn from them ... you dont need to worry about "some unscrupulous person" taking advantage of me ... you are the forum owner ... not my dad
    my glasses are perhaps slightly rose tinted, i like to look for the best in people... is that such a crime? ... its quite funny actually over on RPF im constantly getting jip for making my photos slightly pink toned ... quite the irony ...

    Hamish has a dark, and pink, fetish at the moment - probably time of life or something! LOL
    http://www.realphotographersforum.co...highlight=pink
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clive View Post
    Hamish, that's more than one comment.....and it's no Shot stiring or even Shit stirring
    see if you can work this one out ... "tooser!"
    (in the interests of keeping the piece that is definitely a joke and meant in the lightest possible way)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hamish View Post
    see if you can work this one out ... "tooser!"
    (in the interests of keeping the piece that is definitely a joke and meant in the lightest possible way)
    well you can keep your "piece", I'll go for "peace" - indeed I don't want to know about your piece!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clive View Post
    well you can keep your "piece", I'll go for "peace" - indeed I don't want to know about your piece!
    brilliant ...
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    Hi Hamish,

    Lol - very good!

    Just to correct you on one point though:

    you have kind of proved my point though marco, casting aspersions based on hearsay often leads to more conflict (ref alex) ... and the reality of the situation seems to me that making derogatory comments about dave just puts you in the same light as you perceive him to be in.
    I have evidence, admissable in a court of law, of Dave Cawley's various 'misdemeanours', so please don't 'cast aspertions', mate, on matters you know little about

    Oh, and next time if you announce to the whole world in cartoon-captured graphics of how you're NOT going to touch a particular discussion with a bargepole, please keep to your promise......!

    On that note, I enjoyed the hilarity of your post as it has helped defuse a rather stressful and quite serious situation

    Marco.
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    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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    i didnt technically touch the situation ... i just commented on this type of situationas a whole ... i have taken no side or commented on any thing specific ... thats my stance and il stand by it ... heh ... ill leave it there i think ... glad to have eased the tension for you a little bit marco
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    No worries, mate, but I would strongly advise that in future you stay completely out of any discussions involving Dodgy Dave, as it will likely only make the situation worse.

    Cheers!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike_New View Post

    So those folks who are now buying my bearings are going to be the banner wavers of tomorrow promoting even greater sales of my upgrades and getting the best High Precision Bearing to boot!!!!

    All I ask is that when you win, you sing the first verse of Waltzing Matilda with your head between your knees and facing Dartmouth...
    Feckin' hilarious!

    Shall I hum the beginning?

    Marco (who's just soiled his Playtex panties).
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.

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    so, after all this, when I decide the time is right.....who do I buy a Jelco tonearm from and who do I turn to when I decide to try a 1210 in a 'audiophile' setting and not as a techno DJ deck used in a sweating heaving ecstasy and miaow miaow atmosphere.....i love a party with a happy atmosphere
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