New edger recommendations

[kbodum]

As you all suggested, I recently used Leo and Dave at Vision Systems for edger repair. I wanted to praise and recommend their service to others - and thank this forum for the money saving recommendation!

[Johns]

As you all suggested, I recently used Leo and Dave at Vision Systems for edger repair. I wanted to praise and recommend their service to others - and thank this forum for the money saving recommendation!

I see you're a bronze member! Thanks for putting your money where your mouth is! Your support allows us to all continue to enjoy this forum!

Thanks!

[David_Garza]

As you all suggested, I recently used Leo and Dave at Vision Systems for edger repair. I wanted to praise and recommend their service to others - and thank this forum for the money saving recommendation!

What??? I thought VSI only repaired their units????

[Leo Hadley Jr]

What??? I thought VSI only repaired their units????

Sometimes we have to make very special exceptions and this was one of them. :)
Thank You Dr O.B.

[Lee Prewitt]

I now represent AIT in the NW! We are the US distributor for WECO. If anyone is interested contact me. There should be some very exciting news in the second half of the year...stay tuned.

[Christopher]

I've been running Mr. Blue for almost a year now, it's got about 11,000 jobs on it, and I find it to be a giant piece of crap. Lots of twisted lenses, completley flaky software (you cannot let your guard down for even a minute). The biggest problem is it's unreliability. It's been though a mother board on the blocker, two main bearing on the edger, the GMD unit is currently gone while we wait for some guy in Montreal to authorize "the release" of the part we need. Service through Essilor is slow. Milling bits and drill bits run more than $50 each and the milling function has thrown chunks of lenses at the drill bit, causing them to break.
"Mr Blue is a little *****" is a phrase heard often in our lab. Our Kappa was a bit persnickity, but at least it was reliable.

[newboy]

Mr Blue is relatively new, and will like most new technology have teething problems. For every negative comment, there will be a positive one. Axis issues is certainly only an issue on a very small percentage of machines.

All machines breakdown none have perfect software. I honestly believe when the problems have been ironed out, Mr Blue is a terrific machine.

[shannon]

You really need to look at how close the local repairman is, and how good they are.

It really varies by section of the country.

My briot repairman is 30 minutes away. Very helpful.

Another brand I had a few years back, the repairman was out of new York (5 hours). Poorer service.

I was about to purchase another brand, then realized the repairman was also the salesman, and had been in optical a total of 8 weeks.

Harry

I second this, third this....you get the picture...definately check and see who is available to service your equipment prior to buying. We found this one out the hard way. AIT, not a terrible machine...Santinelli, obviously wonderful, but pricey to purchase and maintain.

[artwongod]

HI Leo, we are building a lab for an edger. Can I ask what height the hood over the edger should be if our counter height is 37 inches. We would go with a santinelli down the road? Thanks for your help.

[Leo Hadley Jr]

HI Leo, we are building a lab for an edger. Can I ask what height the hood over the edger should be if our counter height is 37 inches. We would go with a santinelli down the road? Thanks for your help.

Hi Dr Wong,

With the chamber door open, the edger is about 22 inches high, give or take an inch for adjustable feet. You can contact me directly at lhvsi@tampabay.rr.com or give us a call.

Thank You,

Leo

[mike.elmes]

I hope your mr blue is not the norm as I just ordered one and sold my Kappa CTD. It does sound like you have a moderately busy wholesale lab at 50 jobs per day on that edger alone. I would bet that the mr blue is not the favorite among wholesale labs. I am a retail store owner doing all my own work and I like the idea of doing the higher base curve jobs for both sunglasses and safety stuff.

[mdeimler]

I am a retail store owner doing all my own work and I like the idea of doing the higher base curve jobs for both sunglasses and safety stuff.

That's fine if you choose CR as your material. Mr.Blue can't handle Trivex or Poly. It burns the h#!! out of poly when it tries to do a shelf bevel.

[LENNY]

Most of the shelf bevels be do on poly or trivex:(

[mdeimler]

Most of the shelf bevels be do on poly or trivex:(

That's why I like the Optronics for shelving. The handle the task with ease.

[LENNY]

But you have to change the blade....