When you added up all the broken components did that cover the cost ?? I am lucky, my boss get its. I never have to beg just ask for what is needed . In a production environment its just ( excuse me here but ) stupidity to not have a probe changer and to rely on the operator to do it correctly. If you told someone to put op stops in all the CNC programs so the operators could load all the tools by hand and save money on a tool changer they would tell your an idiot I'm guessing..
Not to argue with you Schlag but to be honest with you, I'm probably more cheap then my company. Disagree if you want to, but I think that a lot of these components for the CMM are way over priced. Yeah I got mine at a discount. $2000.00 just to have the option? without a tool holder? Then just that 3 probe holder I made a year ago $2500.00. Really? The boss wants to invest in a Laser Scanner, so is he wanting to move forward? yes, yes he is. So I'll cut corners, safely, to get us there. Plus I enjoy machining sometimes, not all the time. If I can make something on my free time, that will save the budget, help speed things along, and make things easier, I will. They gave me a check for the last probe holder and said this is for saving the company money. I gave it back and said "I didn't make that thing for you, I made it for me, to make my job easier."
WolfMan they take care of me, so I'm more than happy to take care of them. We have what we call a scrap rate. If we stay below it, they give you an hour off with pay(monthly thing) same thing in 3 month span we get a bonus <<<this is stuff businesses don't offer.They pay me good to do my job, They reward me more if I do it great.