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using .2 and .3 probes for the first time

Hey Guys im having a lot of trouble trying to measure with .2mm and .3mm probes. Iv turned down the touch speed to 2 im not scanning. im only measuring small circles with 5 to 8 hits. It seems like I have to recalibrate them 1 to 2 times a day.
I have a large cylinder with flat bottom holes in its OD wall. In the holes are ball bearing that are pressed it. I only have a small amount of land available to measure the hole. I can measure 1 to 3 parts then I will start to have alarms saying the probe became unseated or that it couldn't retract. Usually once I calibrate it will work ok. Sometimes Ill have to recalibrate with the master probe. As you can imagine this is eating up a lot of time. If anyone has any advice I would appreciate it.
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  • 1mm touch speed, and probe parameters in attached. You must calibrate with those settings in effect as well. Also, calibrate with "use Trax calibration" checked, PC-DMIS seems to apply bending forces uniformly in all directions, whereas a stylus will not behave that way, which will give you bizarre results on tiny styli.

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  • 1mm touch speed, and probe parameters in attached. You must calibrate with those settings in effect as well. Also, calibrate with "use Trax calibration" checked, PC-DMIS seems to apply bending forces uniformly in all directions, whereas a stylus will not behave that way, which will give you bizarre results on tiny styli.

    Attached Files
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