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Pinecone Attack

PSA: If you're not checking your tool offsets after every setup, you're asking for scrap. | CNC Operators - Pinecone Attack

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keithward•6mo ago

PSA: If you're not checking your tool offsets after every setup, you're asking for scrap.

I watched a guy on the floor next to mine run a whole batch of 50 parts yesterday, all of them out of spec on the first bore. He swore he set his offsets right. Turns out he just trusted the numbers from the last job and didn't physically check the tool after clamping it in the new holder. That's a $2,000 mistake in material alone, not counting machine time. I've been on nights for eight years and I see this at least once a month. It takes two minutes with a test indicator. What's the one simple check you never skip before hitting cycle start?

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graytorres6mo ago

That's brutal, but you see it all the time. Do you think it's more about rushing or just getting too comfortable with the routine? I always touch off my finishing tools twice, just to be sure. What's your method for verifying a tool length when you're in a real hurry?