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The new lad thought he could skip the riser sleeves on a simple bracket
We poured a run of 50 steel brackets for a local fabricator three weeks ago. The first 20 came out with massive shrinkage cavities right at the thickest section. I asked the new guy, and he admitted he didn't put the insulating sleeves on the risers because 'it was a small part'. After we made him re-do the setup properly, the next 30 were perfect, no scrap. How do you get new hires to respect the basics without watching them every second?
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ivan2113d agoMost Upvoted
Reminds me of the time we lost a whole pallet of castings.
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thomas_young3d ago
We lost a whole pallet of castings my first year, a story that would make @ivan211 nod. The lesson sticks with you better when you have to clean up the mess yourself. I find showing them the scrap pile, and the cost, works better than any lecture.
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amygonzalez3d ago
My uncle worked in a machine shop for thirty years. He always said the most expensive training happens after something gets wrecked. Seeing a pile of scrap that used to be good parts makes the problem real in a way words never can. It connects the mistake directly to lost time and money. That visual proof sticks in a new person's head forever. It turns a lecture into a lesson they actually remember.
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