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Rant: guy on the shop floor said he never checks tool offsets after a crash, just runs it
Heard him say that at the shop in Boise last week and I still can't get it out of my head, seems like a good way to scrap a $200 chunk of aluminum. Anyone else worked with someone who skips that step, or is it just me being paranoid?
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nancygrant29d ago
Guys like that are the reason I keep spare tool holders in my box. A crash shoves the holder and the tool out of place, so the offset you set before is basically a lie now. Running it without touching off again means your next part comes out oversized or undersized, and you find out when the finish pass digs into the vise. Best thing you can do is keep your head down and check your own offsets every single time, because his scrap pile is not your problem until he hands you a print and says it is. If your boss won't write him up, at least keep your setups separate so his bad habits don't burn your good stock.
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