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Bought a cheap tool setter that was off by 0.002 right out of the box
Scrapped two good parts before I caught it. That's about $80 in material down the drain. Anyone know a decent brand that actually holds zero?
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the_anthony3d ago
Remember my buddy Dave got burned by a similar cheap setter last year. He was setting up a new job and scraped a whole fixture plate because his Z was off by a few thou. The lesson was to always check it against a gauge block or a known tool first, even if it's new. He ended up getting a used brand name one off a forum and it's been solid. That initial trust in the box is a killer.
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taylorcarr3d ago
Did you check the setter against a known standard or just trust the box? A lot of those cheap ones need to be calibrated yourself before the first use. I learned that the hard way too. What method are you using to set your tool length?
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