I finally had it with people not checking their tool offsets

Been on this 3rd shift run for about 6 months now at a shop near Columbus. Three times in the last two weeks I've had to stop and rework parts because the day shift guy ran a program without verifying his tool length offsets. It costs us maybe $150 in scrap material each time plus an hour of setup. I don't get why it's so hard to just touch off the tool before hitting cycle start. Anyone else dealing with this kind of carelessness from the other shift?

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noahward15d ago

Man that's frustrating. I worked at a shop in Dayton for years before I went out on my own and the same thing happened all the time between first and second shift. Three times in two weeks is RIDICULOUS though, that's almost $500 in scrap plus the lost time. I always told the guys to just take the extra 30 seconds to touch off and verify before hitting the green button, but some people just don't care. It's not like it's hard to do, it's literally the most basic part of the job. The worst part is when you call them out on it and they act like it's no big deal.

dixon.daniel14d ago

Does the company do anything with the scrap itself or just toss it? I'm thinking if they're running up $500 in mistakes that fast, maybe someone's pocketing good material on the side and blaming it on crashes. Seen that happen once where a guy was "scrapping" parts that were perfectly fine and taking em home after hours.