[modeleng] Re: Model pressure gauges

I bought one of these
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=360014977307&ssPa
geName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=023
a week or two back - it has the same problem

> Hi all
>
> Has anyone bought a model pressure gauge recently?  A friend of mine
> recently bought one from Maidstone Engineering (now part of Maxitrak) and
> was surprised to find that instead of the bezel being held on with a
couple
> of 10BA screws, it was firmly stuck on.  He asked the supplier how he was
> supposed to get the glass out to paint the red line on the dial.
>
> In reply, he received a letter from the proprietor of Maxitrak, saying
that
> the glass couldn't be removed, and that he would have to paint the red
line
> on the glass.
>
> I DON'T THINK SO!
>
> This is totally unsatisfactory, as the red line could easily be rubbed off
> when cleaning.  Has anyone else had this problem, and are other suppliers'
> gauges the same?  The aforesaid gentleman at Maxitrak stated that all
gauges
> come from the same source, regardless of retailer, but I somehow doubt
this.
>
> Regards
> Ron
>
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