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the_mason
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12h ago
I tried bumping my spindle speed up 20 percent on 6061 and the finish got worse, not better
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noahpark
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2d ago
Hot take: I stopped deburring right after cutting and my tool life went up
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mason.faith
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2d ago
Rant: I ran my VF-2 with the door open for 3 weeks until the safety guy at the Ontario plant caught me
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blair_lewis85
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2d ago
A guy on the shop floor asked why I still touch off every tool by hand, and I didn't have a real answer
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wyattmitchell
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7d ago
Guy running the lathe next to me called setup sheets a waste of time, and I have been chewing on it for two weeks
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oscarscott
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7d ago
Showerthought: my $40 tool setter probe saved me and a guy in Wichita taught me the real trick
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jamiegreen
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7d ago
Switched from a 4 flute to a 3 flute for aluminum and the chips finally stopped welding
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grant_dixon
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8d ago
Warning: I quit using a feeler gauge to tram my vise and my parts got better
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noahpark
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9d ago
TIL the readout on my old Haas goes up in 0.0002 increments, not 0.0001 like the manual says
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william816
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12d ago
Wrote off those cheap digital calipers from Amazon, then a 0.003" error cost me a whole run
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the_lucas
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12d ago
I finally wrote down every offset change for 2 weeks and found 3 tools drifting the same way
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robert_craig
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14d ago
Pro tip: bumped my feed and speed 15 percent on 6061 and the finish got better, not worse
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aaronf40
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15d ago
Picked a 4 flute over a 3 flute for a big aluminum job and I'm still not sure I made the right call
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lily_schmidt53
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16d ago
Wrote off HSM toolpaths until Rick ran one in front of me
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christopherwilson
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17d ago
Switched from air blast to a brush on my vise jaws and my finish cuts cleaned up
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