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ryan_ellis
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1h ago
TIL the old heads at my shop were wrong about coolant concentration
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rodriguez.diana
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23h ago
Hit 0.0005 inches on a bearing bore and had to double check the mic
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wyattrobinson
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4d ago
Watched a guy scrap 40 parts in Denver because he trusted the readout over his own ear
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vera_campbell
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4d ago
Pro tip: check your coolant lines before a long run, mine blew 2 hours into a 6 hour job
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vera_campbell
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6d ago
Showerthought: chasing max SFM on aluminum is how you eat a spindle
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foster.charles
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9d ago
Hit my 10,000th part on the lathe Tuesday and just stood there like an idiot
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hart.mark
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9d ago
Rant: Boss wants me to run aluminum dry, I say keep the coolant on
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mila615
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9d ago
Just realized torque specs on the insert screws made a 0.003" difference on my finish, and nobody at my shop believed me
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hollyg59
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11d ago
My trainer in Wichita made me stand at the panel with my hands off for 10 minutes
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taylor_hayes25
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14d ago
Rant: I swore off quick change tool holders after a crash in 2019, then watched a guy in Dayton run 60 parts with zero setups and now I own three
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bens81
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15d ago
Hot take: a single chip in my collet chuck ate 3 hours of my Tuesday
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hugo825
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16d ago
Ran my last 40 parts with the door open instead of the enclosure, and chip clearing got way easier
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uma685
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16d ago
I finally figured out why my parts kept coming out .015 oversize on the Mazak
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margareth48
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18d ago
Why does everyone say you need a probe on a VF2? Ran one in Tucson for 3 weeks without it
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jordan_anderson90
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18d ago
Pro tip: a guy in Wichita taught me to check my tailstock alignment with a $6 dial indicator, and I've caught 3 crash setups since
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