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piper_green
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23h ago
Update: guy on night shift said he never checks his G54 after a setup, and half my shop agreed with him
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sam530
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1d ago
Thought high feed rates were for showoffs until my insert blew up on a 4140 shaft last Tuesday
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rose_hart31
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1d ago
Blew $180 on a coaxial indicator thinking it would save me setup time
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troy996
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2d ago
Foreman said my feeds and speeds were 'polite' and honestly he was right
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noahcampbell
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5d ago
New guys keep checking the spindle with the door open and the feed hold still active
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the_mason
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6d ago
Unpopular opinion: cranking feed on aluminum to 'read the chips' is bad advice and a lead hand in Dayton finally broke me of it
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jesse_barnes37
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6d ago
My machine hit 10,000 parts on one insert and I almost framed the chip
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ivan_hayes29
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7d ago
Why I quit running my face mill dry after 8 years
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hugo_ellis
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9d ago
DAE notice new guys zeroing off the vise jaw instead of the part and scraping 30 parts before anyone catches it?
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parker_bell
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9d ago
Unpopular opinion: I spent $340 on a tool presetter for my Haas and my indicators were getting me within a thou the whole time
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lisa_jones21
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9d ago
TIL my roughing passes were starving the tool because I never checked radial engagement past the first pass
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piper_green
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9d ago
Old timer on night shift bet me $20 my speeds and feeds were too hot, and he was right
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the_david
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11d ago
Swapped to ceramic end mills for aluminum roughing, not looking back
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the_vera
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14d ago
I finally saw the light on tool presetters at a shop in Toledo
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sarah687
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15d ago
Read a comment about tool offsets and realized I'd been doing it wrong for 2 years
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