The hard to get to feachers is made easier as the "bed" rotates..and still keeps its datum. And you can rotate move side to side and in and out and is still knows where it is..somehow.
My impression was it would be very versatile.
I for one am not arguing that at all, and if I was interested in a basic CMM, I would consider this.
I would consider others' experience with it as well - so I am not "selling" it either.
Just to be clear - my post was that I was not looking for, or overly interested in a basic CMM, but have applications at times where I would like to get a Faro Arm type unit to be able to use on big parts still in the machine, and if this could doo that, I would be that much more interested.
I just don't want you to think that I was downplaying the unit.
But I would consider Bob and J's point about getting behind features, but as you said - it can sit'n spin, so .....
I guess a good test would be to check a gauge block static, and then start it and move the slide/spin the wheel, and then see how the numbers compare?
Maybe Robert can give an instance where it is not so good - rather than just leaving it open ended?
Firth hand experience?
That said - I had a part in here this winter/spring that was dimmensioned in a way that hard tooling was not applicable, and I had to take it to my customer for First Article. This would have been nice at that time, but not $50K nice...
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