Lot O Blew!

Holy Crap Amber! Thats too bad. No worries, Im positive Sean will take care of you. Soon, you and your vibe will be rockin again. hehehe

Shan

Tony! Ambers vibe quit working!

Curt

Aw Crappola! You'll find a way around it. Always do. Glad the house didn't burn down! That's the important thing. Jo

Tkruger3
Tom,
You have to watch vibes and check them regulary especialy if its hot and dry,

These machines are VERY aggressive and soon gum up with mud from the rock,

I Find the secret is to check regularly especially in the 2 (220) grit stage , Try and keep them looking glossy once they go a dull grey ADD a little water , to get them looking glossy again and mobile

Have fun

Jack
Yorkshire UK

I know, it is so sad!! When I contacted Sean about purchasing the unit, he said 8 of 12 of the last ones he sold had bad motors, but I was hell bent on getting this since it was quick! You know me, never one to wait around, I was sure I would be fine! Ugh so disheartening! Sean is super and I am sure he will hook me up with all the info to get it replaced! It just sucks!
It does make me a little nervous about letting them run all the time now.
I agree I could always tell if the rocks were not wet properly just by the sound, but they looked super and were moving around like lightening yesterday! My son and Gram are here and it made me so sick to think if a fire would have started!

Amber

Thanks for the notice Curt. lol I know all about it. Like Tom said they probably changed vendors to save a buck. My question is what's more costly, a few bucks more for a good motor or replacing 2/3's of the ones you use. I was actually thinking of saving up for one of these puppies since it impressed me so much. Have to rethink that now that they are putting in garbage motors. I know how upset Amber is about this. Don't know if they will replace the unit or just the motor but I'll do it for her either way.

Dang Amber, that sucks!! One of the unfortunate things about this hobby is the relative amateurish nature of most the machinery. Been doing this forty years and my shop used to look the the graveyard of dead lapidary machines, saws etc. For mechanisms meant for the hard continuous work of sawing rocks etc. I've seen some of the crappiest underpowered motors, cheapo soft bearings, crumby belts etc. And, over the years the problems have actually seemed to get worse not better ( maybe more foreign parts etc I don't know). Shoot, half the machines you buy have to be rebuilt right out of the box now. Lortone seems especially bad this way. Anyway, I feel for ya. I have a box of motors from the Rockshed right now waiting for the time I feel like putting new motors on all my burnt out Lortone tumblers. I've even taken to running way lighter loads than I used to simply because the darn motors on my rotarys won't turn a full load like they're supposed too. And my Minisonic vibe, geez, that friggin thing sounds like a cat trying to give birth to a baby rhino. Unbelievably noisy rattley sumbitch!.....Mel

I know how you feel Amber. My LOT-O joined the club apparently.I got it last December and 4 months later it started giving problems. I would have to turn the wheels by hand to get it started. I also set up a small fan to blow on the motor. It has limped along,has been working most of the time,however tonight I think it has bit the dust, runs for afew minutes and thats it.

snuffy

Amber, I called Shawn about the problem and he told me he would try his best to try to get another motor.The motor had a 90 day warranty and I was a month over that. If he coulda,he woulda. I guess I will buy another motor for it, got two barrels so Idont want to toss it.

snuffy