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Author Topic: Christie 52'inch deck prices Joshua Burnham Film Handler Posts: 43 From: Rainier, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2003 posted 03-16-2004 06:39 PM                     I have a platter that has got the weld broke where the hub shaft meets the actual deck. I'm sure it needs replaced. Just wondering what the price range on something like that would be? -------------------- .."I didn't do it. It was the guy before me"..  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-16-2004 09:02 PM                     Expensive! Figure $600.00 to $800.00 depending on how kind your local dealer is to you..... We have epoxied the hubs back into place temporarily till new decks can arrive and that will work quite well for a limited time. Mark @ CLACO  |  IP: Logged Ken Layton Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1452 From: Olympia, Wash. USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-17-2004 12:13 AM                     Joshua: You'll have to order that deck through Scott Hicks. Don't forget to add shipping charges. I think the decks are only shipped via truck line and are too large for UPS.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-17-2004 05:26 AM                     Ask for a "scratch 'n' dent" deck. Odds are the decks in your complex aren't perfectly shiny and scratch-free anyway. You can get one of those for a fraction of the cost of a new one, and they're just taking up space at Christie anyway.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-17-2004 12:54 PM                        FWIW: UPS has recently increased their maximum shipping size. The current maximum is 165 inches length and girth combined. (It was formerly 130 inches.) So it might be possible to ship a single platter disk if it was packed tight.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 03-17-2004 06:18 PM                     This may be too simple of a solution, but could it be welded back together?  |  IP: Logged Joshua Burnham Film Handler Posts: 43 From: Rainier, WA, USA Registered: Feb 2003 posted 03-20-2004 10:55 PM                     My manager just said go ahead and replace it. Our platter systems are about 13 years old and have had numerous parts replaced over the last three years under are care. That is the reason why I got a brand new deck as opposed to the "scratch & dent" decks Brad was referring to. I would however like to repair the broke ones for emergencys? I dont have a welder though and I know solder wont work. Any ideas? Josh  |  IP: Logged Bevan Wright Expert Film Handler Posts: 176 From: Fountain Valley, CA, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 03-20-2004 10:59 PM                        I've seen 8" square, 1" thick plates with a hole drilled in the center the same size as the hub bonded to the bottom of the deck with JB weld or another epoxy that has worked quite well.  |  IP: Logged

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