T
Topic Shares
Log In
Loading…
CNC Operators - Topic Shares
c/cnc-operators
10
c/cnc-operators
•
lisa_grant
•
17h ago
Saw a guy hand-scraping a Bridgeport saddle at a shop in Akron and it made my head hurt
0 comments
Share
13
c/cnc-operators
•
kevin_bailey
•
1d ago
PSA: guy running the saw next to me mentioned he checks his coolant mix every Monday, so I finally started doing it too
0 comments
Share
7
c/cnc-operators
•
parker_bailey
•
1d ago
Vent: the tool crib guy in Dayton told me to stop hogging the good indicators, and he was right
0 comments
Share
9
c/cnc-operators
•
uma306
•
2d ago
Ran my drills 20 percent too fast on 6061 for two shifts, and a finish cut is what called me out
0 comments
Share
18
c/cnc-operators
•
cora400
•
4d ago
Paid $380 for a used tool presetter, cut my setup time from 45 minutes to 12
0 comments
Share
12
c/cnc-operators
•
sandralee
•
5d ago
A guy running a 1998 Haas VF-2 in Bakersfield told me he never uses coolant on aluminum, and now I'm second guessing 6 years of habit
1 comments
Share
20
c/cnc-operators
•
james661
•
5d ago
Debate: is 60% rapids speed worth the cycle time or are we just asking for a crash?
1 comments
Share
17
c/cnc-operators
•
parker_bailey
•
7d ago
Changed my mind about CAM nesting, wasted $1,800 of 16ga before I got it
0 comments
Share
20
c/cnc-operators
•
price.jake
•
7d ago
Question about running a 0.500 end mill at 8000 rpm on alum, a crash in Kokomo changed my mind
0 comments
Share
15
c/cnc-operators
•
christopher385
•
7d ago
Spindle bearing let go on a Friday run of 600 parts, and I'm getting pushback for shutting the VMC down instead of finishing the batch
0 comments
Share
10
c/cnc-operators
•
elliotl24
•
8d ago
Just figured out I had my boring bar hanging out way too far on the lathe for almost 4 years
1 comments
Share
31
c/cnc-operators
•
elizabetht56
•
9d ago
Tried bumping my feed 40% on a 4140 job and blew through 3 inserts in one shift
1 comments
Share
19
c/cnc-operators
•
jennifer_singh
•
10d ago
Rant: snapped a 3/8" end mill on the Okuma 3 weeks back and the setup guy just shrugged
0 comments
Share
6
c/cnc-operators
•
thea246
•
12d ago
Hot take: your finish pass shouldn't be taking off 0.03, and I learned that the hard way last Tuesday
0 comments
Share
15
c/cnc-operators
•
brian_jackson
•
13d ago
Found out from a 1968 machinist's handbook that my old shop was running feed rates 40% too slow on aluminum
1 comments
Share