After doing the initial setup on your touchsetter, and you have machined and made necessary offset corrections to get your part to the exact dimension that is was actually programmed for, recalibrate the touch setter location by going into manual, lowering the touch setter arm, selecting parameter mode, and touching the tool to the probe. This will usually give you .0004" - .0008" better accuracy, as you are not only calibrated to a known tool, but to the way you process your parts.

on Double Column Machining Centers

Help your machine operator see the screen better and be more productive.  This is the procedure to replace the touch screen protective cover on the Thinc (P100) control display touch screen.  This procedure also has the part number for the cover, which can be ordered from the Hartwig, Inc. Parts Department. 

This may sound crazy but every once in a while you need to grease your disk brakes so they wont stick. This is definitely not a car maintenance tip but if you own an Okuma lathe with milling spindles and a C-axis this installment can save you money and frustration.