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william435
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1d ago
The old timer at the Toledo tool show tapped my indicator mount and asked why I clamp it to the table instead of the spindle
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miles_burns
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2d ago
The 'measure twice' crowd is why half the new hires can't hold tolerance
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the_wendy
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2d ago
Appreciation post: the old guy who said tram your vise every shift was right
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rowan_thomas84
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2d ago
Rant: everyone says tramming the vise is a waste of time, but chasing a 0.006 taper ate my whole morning
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mason_lopez
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2d ago
Hot take: I thought the guys saying "chase the sound, not the numbers" were full of it
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vera_lewis2
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3d ago
TIL only 3 in 10 CNC machinists ever get formal training on reading GD&T symbols
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bennett.evan
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4d ago
Boss wants us running aluminum dry, I say keep the coolant flowing
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avery_flores17
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4d ago
I finally stopped trusting the setup guy who told me 'coolant is coolant'
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paige562
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4d ago
Foreman said tapping fluid is a scam and we should just use WD-40, then the thread gauge humbled him in front of the whole shop
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mason_lopez
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7d ago
Stopped at a job shop in Akron last month and their tool crib setup made me rethink mine
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grantp14
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8d ago
Hit 10,000 parts on the same insert last Tuesday and had to double check the counter
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rubyk26
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9d ago
Bought a $60 used hydraulic chuck for my lathe instead of the $400 new one, and I'd do it again
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iris927
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11d ago
Found out a standard Bridgeport has about 16 inches of X travel and I ran a part that needed 19
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paige562
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11d ago
Pro tip: I thought power tapping was cheating until I watched a guy do 200 holes in 3 hours
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charlescraig
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14d ago
Ran the same part on a clapped out Bridgeport and a new Haas, and the difference in finish was not even close
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