29
That $20 tool I ignored for 6 months turned out to save my setup every time.
I was dead set against buying a coaxial indicator, thought it was overkill for my old Haas mill. Then after 3 off-center bores in one week I caved, and now I use it on every job. Anyone else have a cheap tool they kicked themselves for not getting sooner?
3 comments
Log in to join the discussion
Log In3 Comments
kim_mason5519d ago
Oh man, that's exactly what happened to my buddy Dave lol. He swore up and down his edge finder was good enough for weeks until he blew up a $400 fixture because he didn't check true alignment. Bought a cheap indicator the next day and now it lives on his mill table.
8
idk man, isn't that just a basic setup tool you should've had from the start?
1
tessap9719d ago
...yeah that's... that's totally fair honestly. I've been that guy too, thinking my cheap setup was good enough until it wasn't and I had to spend way more fixing my mistake. guess I'm just slow to learn the hard lessons in the shop lol
3