Ran a lathe into a chuck face back in 2019 and learned a lot that day

I was running a late night shift on a Mazak at a shop near Akron. Got distracted by a text from my fiance and cranked the Z way too fast. Crashed a Kennametal boring bar into the chuck body, bent the tool holder and left a nice mark on the chuck face. How do you bounce back after a big crash without letting it rattle you the rest of the shift?

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susana6617d ago

Holy crap, a Kennametal boring bar? Those things cost a fortune! I would have been sick to my stomach watching that happen. I can't even imagine the sound that made, like the whole shop probably stopped and looked your way. You don't just bounce back from that right away, you gotta give yourself a minute to let the adrenaline wear off. Best thing is to just walk away from the machine for a few minutes, grab some water, and let your hands stop shaking before you try to do anything else. After that you just treat it like a lesson learned and get back to making chips.

james_kim17d ago

Dude yes, I had the exact same thing happen with a Sandvik bar a few years back. Just stood there staring at the column for like five minutes, couldn't even breathe. Shop got dead quiet, then someone yelled "you okay over there?" and I just waved them off.