If the part is ferrous it could work OK as the probe has a magnet in it. If it's a non-ferrous material then you'll need a way to keep the probe against the part for 5 to 10 minutes. The probe takes a fairly long time to read the temperature. What I've done is every couple of minutes hit F9 on the temp comp code to pull up the window and click update temp to see what it's reading. Once it stops moving you'll be good to go.
The other option is change it to allow you to input the temperature from a hand held device, if you have one. That's especially good if you have a calibrated gage.
If the part is ferrous it could work OK as the probe has a magnet in it. If it's a non-ferrous material then you'll need a way to keep the probe against the part for 5 to 10 minutes. The probe takes a fairly long time to read the temperature. What I've done is every couple of minutes hit F9 on the temp comp code to pull up the window and click update temp to see what it's reading. Once it stops moving you'll be good to go.
The other option is change it to allow you to input the temperature from a hand held device, if you have one. That's especially good if you have a calibrated gage.
