Three hours chasing a tool offset that wasn't even wrong

Just spent my whole Saturday morning fighting with a part that kept coming out 0.015 oversized. Turned out the coolant line was dripping onto the face of my indicator, throwing off the reading by almost a full 0.020. Ever had a tiny drip cost you half a shift like that at the shop on Industrial Boulevard?

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holly_green8219d ago

I read an old thread on Practical Machinist about coolant drips messing with indicators, exact same headache.

casey39319d ago

Did you try a small piece of foam around the nozzle?