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A retired toolmaker at a diner in Toledo gave me the best advice on chatter
I was having coffee after a long shift, still thinking about a titanium part that just wouldn't stop chattering. An older guy at the counter saw my shop jacket and asked what was wrong. When I told him, he said, 'Kid, sometimes you're pushing when you should be pulling. Try climbing that cut.' I went back, switched to climb milling on that part, and the finish was like glass. It's a simple thing, but I'd never had someone put it that way before. Has anyone else had a random tip from an old-timer fix a problem you'd been fighting for weeks?
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ray_miller4121d ago
Build on what @laurac96 is saying, old school tips are gold but you gotta know your machine's quirks before you start flipping cuts on expensive material.
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