I WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO THANK JIM,JAY,MARK
CARL AND PATRICK FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL AND SOMETIMES HUMOROUS INSIGHT INTO MY NIQUIRY ABOUT THE EXPECTED ACCURACY OF MY COMPANY'S
CMM. I WAS ABLE TO USE SOME OF WHAT YOU ALL CONTRIBUTED TO HELP ME SET MY HEAD STRAIGHT
ABOUT MYSELF AND CMM'S IN GENERAL.
MANUAL MACHINES CAN BE AFFECTED BY SO MANY FACTORS AND I HAD KIND OF LOST SIGHT OF THAT ANGLE. I.VE JUST STARTED THIS NEW Q.A.
MGR. POSITION THAT REQUIRES ME TO USE A CMM FOR THE 1ST TIME IN MY LIFE AND THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT HIT ME WAS A HUGE CUSTOMER RETURN ON SMALL DIAMETER GAGES +/- .0001.
THE CUSTOMER CHECKED THEM WITH HIS CMM AND REJECTED THEM. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I WOUND UP CHECKING THEM THE OLD FASHION WAY AND WAS ABLE TO DIG OUT OF THIS MESS. AND I'VE MANAGED TO HAVE OUR CUSTOMER SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT WHETHER HE SHOULD RELY ON HIS OWN CMM AS THE ABSOLUTE FINAL WORD ON THINGS OF THIS CLOSE TOLERANCE.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THE INSIGHT GUYS AND I HOPE I CAN CONTRIBUTE SOMETHING TO YOU IN THE FUTURE. IN THE MEANTIME 'SHOOT
EM AS THEY COME OVER THE WALL AND WATCH OUT FOR THE WORM THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO GET YOU WHILE YOU'RE RELOADING". THANKS AGAIN