Last Tuesday was the worst shift I've had in 5 years of running CNCs

Had a job making some aluminum brackets for a local shop in Denver. Nothing crazy, about 200 pieces. First thing that went wrong was a collet nut that wouldn't tighten right on machine #2. Then the coolant pump on machine #1 started making this whining noise and just died mid cycle. Lost like 3 hours. Then at 2pm I realize the offsets on machine #3 got shifted somehow, scrapped about 15 parts before I caught it. By 4pm I was at 45 good parts and the rest was all bad. Boss was pissed. Said I gotta make up the time this week. Anyone else have one of those days where everything just falls apart at once?

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sage_ramirez4220d ago

That 15 piece scrap pile hits different when the boss is watching.

felixlee20d ago

Did @sage_ramirez42 ever hide scrap in a trash bag like me?

gavin_hill275d ago

Is it really that deep though?