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Finally figured out why my cope and drag patterns kept sticking in the sand.
The old timer on the next line said 'you're ramming it like you're mad at it, kid, ease up on the air' and I realized I'd been running the pneumatic hammer at 90 psi when 65 was plenty.
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anna9833d ago
Watched my buddy burn out a drill press motor forcing a bit instead of just sharpening it.
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wyattc763d ago
My old boss at the machine shop always said a dull bit makes the motor work ten times harder. You can actually hear the change in pitch when it's struggling before it gives up.
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the_henry23d ago
Man, why is it always the old guys who see the obvious thing you're missing? I was doing the same thing last month, but with a belt sander. I was pressing so hard I was basically just cooking the wood and the belt. Felt like a total goober when my boss pointed it out.
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Remember when we all thought more pressure meant faster work? @the_henry your belt sander story hits home. I used to lean on my orbital sander like it owed me money, just making a mess of swirl marks and dust. Watching an older guy just glide it across the surface with almost no force was a total facepalm moment. Changed my whole approach to let the tool do the cutting.
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