I will say that probes come in pretty handy. I still think it's just as easy to pick up with an edge finder but...
I use probes alot in the program for picking up a part and setting the work offset for each part...(For those parts that very due to clamping and stuff)
They really come in handy when you have a couple parts that you can't or don't want to set a stop for, just eye-ball your part in the vise and program the probe to come in and pick it up for each load.
Saved me many of times when I was scratching my head trying to figure out a stop that would be consistent.
Mike in MN
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