From: none@none.com99   
      
   On 8/5/2024 1:54 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > My son got a second job as the guy taking care of, helping with setups,   
   > etc at the NAU (Yuma Campus) machine shop.  Primarily they have a couple   
   > HAAS Mini Mill 2 VMCs, and a TL1 lathe... along with some other   
   > equipment.  He was over helping me install some equipment in my shop the   
   > other day. (He's skinny enough to get behind some stuff without moving   
   > it)  We got to geeking about things.  One thing I suggested to him a   
   > while back is to see if he could get the university to pay the for the   
   > cost of him taking the HAAS certification courses on those machines.  He   
   > asked and they agreed.  They even went the extra expense of bringing out   
   > somebody from HAAS to complete the certifications.  Part of the courses   
   > are on-line, but you have to do the final certifications in person. Most   
   > people travel to their HQ for that.  The university is bringing somebody   
   > out from HAAS.   
   >   
   > One of the other things we talked about was tooling.  The university has   
   > a deal with HAAS where they have to use all HAAS tooling.  Sounds at   
   > first like they got educator prices on machines, and then got stuck, but   
   > no.  The price of just about everything I looked up was really good. New   
   > CT40 tool holders for less than the price of used ones on eBay.  A   
   > Haimer 3D taster for a little more than 25% less than the CHEAPEST other   
   > source I have found.  I might actually buy one at that price... with a   
   > whole box of spare probes of course.  LOL.  I didn't look at everything   
   > obviously, but the price for the HAAS tooling we looked at is very   
   > reasonable.  That is not some special educator price either.  That's the   
   > price you or I would pay.   
   >   
   > They asked Rob (my son) to give them a list of tooling he wanted for the   
   > machines.  They baulked when it was as much as another machine.  LOL.   
   >   
   > His first job is as a licensed pharmacy technician.  Okay maybe that's   
   > the 2nd job and the NAU machine shop is the third.  He is also a full   
   > time engineering student.  He already has several AA degrees and is   
   > working on his BA.  That's his primary job.   
   >   
   >   
      
   Okay, I checked some other stuff and some of it is pretty daffy   
   expensive, but there is still a lot that is crazy competitive.   
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   Bob La Londe   
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