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jordan330
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2d ago
Ran my first setup without a single scrapped part thanks to a guy at the Dayton shop
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cameron426
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3d ago
Ran a 12 hour shift on a Haas VF2 and found out a 0.003 shim under the vise jaws was the whole problem
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joelp81
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5d ago
Wrote off those magnetic base drill setups as a gimmick until one held a .750 hole in 3/8 plate without wandering
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victor_carr25
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5d ago
Spent 3 hours chasing a taper that was off .002 because I trusted the DRO instead of checking the setup sheet
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jessicajohnson
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11d ago
Bought a $22 dial indicator holder off a guy at a flea market, and it earned its keep in one job
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reese831
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11d ago
Guy I trained under in 2019 said never trust a guy who won't let you touch the offset, and a new hire just proved him right
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sean_walker45
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11d ago
My lead hand told me to quit babying the roughing passes, and now I can't decide if he was right
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holly_garcia
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12d ago
A 30 year guy at the shop told me to stop using the coolant nozzle like a fire hose
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mary_patel59
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12d ago
I finally get why the old timer at my shop calls dial indicators "honest liars"
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tara745
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13d ago
Hot take: I thought the tool crib guy in Toledo was messing with me about insert torque, he was dead right
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wendy_park76
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17d ago
TIL bumping my feed rate 15% on 6061 cut my cycle time by 4 minutes a part
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benk26
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17d ago
Update: guy at the shop in Gary told me to stop using coolant on aluminum and I still think he was wrong
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kelly.daniel
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19d ago
Can we talk about hitting job 5000 on the old Haas? Bothers me more than it should
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jason_lopez
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19d ago
Ran my 3/4 end mill at 0.012" chipload instead of 0.006" and the finish got better
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graym49
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20d ago
Vent: I ran the same 4140 job for 11 months and finally found the trick hiding in my own notes
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