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."
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."