$450 for a diagnosis? Sounds like you got off cheap honestly. Those old Haas boards are basically antiques at this point, there's a reason the newer machines don't run on that junk. Maybe if you'd upgraded to something from this decade instead of clinging to 2003 tech you wouldn't be losing batches of parts and crying about it on a forum. Haas has been clear for years they're not supporting that era of hardware, you're just mad because you couldn't be bothered to plan ahead.

That 6am crew takes it way too seriously honestly.

Actually WAIT, are you serious? You used a CHEAP bonder WITH that kind of damage? Oh honey no, that's a recipe for disaster. @mason.paige I cannot believe you risked it like that but I'm SO glad it worked out. Protein filler is absolutely the secret weapon for porous hair though, it literally saved my hair from turning into straw last year. I honestly think a lot of people skip that step and then blame the dye when things go wrong.

Had a buddy who spent three hours installing that stuff, straight as an arrow, then his cat chewed through it the next day trying to get at a spider. He just left the broken bit hanging there with tape on it for six months.

Ugh that really sucks. I've been burned the same way with "vintage" parts that are obviously fresh off a Chinese printer. It's such a pain when you think you've found the perfect piece for an old build and it ends up being useless.