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Spent $450 on a fancy frame machine laser and it's mostly just a dust collector
Everyone in the shop said we needed the new digital laser system for perfect pulls. I dropped the cash thinking it would cut our setup time in half. After six months, we still use the old tram gauges for 90% of the jobs. The laser is good for showing off to insurance adjusters, but it adds maybe 10 minutes of extra steps for a basic uni-side pull. It's not a bad tool, but for a three-bay shop like mine, it was a bad buy. Anyone running a smaller operation find these high-tech aids just aren't worth the cost?
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marydavis26d ago
What kind of jobs are you typically pulling that the laser adds ten minutes? In my experience, once the setup is learned, the laser should save time on any pull needing precise measurement, not add to it. It sounds like the issue might be with the specific jobs your shop takes on, not the tool itself. For basic work, I agree the old methods are often faster, but the laser's value shows on complex frames.
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patricia26226d ago
My buddy's shop had the same argument about their new scanner.
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charles64026d ago
Check out what @patricia262 said about scanner issues.
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