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Chip auger snapped clean in half during a 12-hour run on a Mazak today
It was making that weird squealing noise for about 20 minutes before it gave out on a stainless job, and now I'm sitting here waiting for maintenance to fab up a replacement has anyone else had an auger fail mid-cycle like that?
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carr.willow15d ago
Had a loader bucket crack right down the weld seam once, same kinda sudden failure vibe.
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finley93915d ago
Man, that's exactly the kind of thing that makes you question your whole weld process. I started preheating the steel on thicker stuff after a similar failure on a bucket ear. Cut my failure rate way down just by warming the metal before laying the bead.
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