![]() ![]() The first 2 are a little more expensive than the MSC ones, and the Starrett is about $1000 more. We got a quote for Fowler, Phase II, and Starrett. I'm OK with that as our current units are in the "disposable" realm of tools. They noted that they probably can't get parts for either of our testers and would give us a quote for a new unit if we have to go that route. At any rate, we're in the Houston area now and have a lot more resources at our disposal, so I dropped off the Acu-pro unit at our local Metrology shop to see if they could make some adjustments and get it working. I think it's something to do with the oil filled cylinder in the back, but I'm not very familiar with how these things work. Now, the 2nd tester is giving us problems. We boxed the old one up and put it aside. It wasn't badged the same as the first one, but was essentially a cloan of it. We used to be in the middle of no-where and getting parts and service for stuff could be tricky at times, so the quickest way to get up and running then was to buy another tester through MSC for $1000. ![]() It filled our needs but stopped working in 2015. We bought our first tester through MSC in 2003, a Chinese made Acu-pro. So our Rockwell Hardness tester is down at the moment, but to put things chronologically:
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