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Choosing between a new probe and a second-hand tool setter back in 2011

The shop I was at gave me a budget of $2,500 to either buy a brand new touch probe for our mill or a used Renishaw tool setter from a shop closing down. I went with the tool setter because it let us set tools offline while a part was running. It took a week to get it dialed in, but it cut our setup time by almost half on repeat jobs. Anyone still running an older tool setter like that, or have they all been swapped for newer models?
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corawilliams
Ever have issues with the repeatability on that older unit?
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paige_murphy98
Yeah, @corawilliams, I was the same until ours saved a big job.
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