Am I the only one who thinks conversational programming is overrated for simple parts?

I'm in a little debate with a guy at the local shop who swears by using conversational programming for everything, even for basic 2D profiles on our Haas mills. Last week I had a simple bracket job, maybe 10 drilled holes and a couple of slots, and he spent 20 minutes setting up the conversational cycle while I just wrote out the G-code by hand in 5 minutes. My part was done an hour before his, but he claimed mine had a rough edge because I didn't use the wear comp settings right. I mean, is it really worth the extra setup time on simple stuff? I get it for complex 3D work, but for basic stuff it feels like overkill. Has anyone else run into this split in their shop?

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david_stone1mo ago

Rough edge from not using wear comp? Come on.