I ran an endmill in a drill chuck today. Am I going to hell?

Top comments include:

• “For the record, my little drill press was not enthusiastic about this. I reminded him to be a team player..”

• “By definition if you did that you must be an Engineer. Probably an intern. And yes you are going to Hell.”

• “I think anyone that has worked in a real job shop for a number of years has done this”

• “I've used them in pencil grinders before, no judgment here lol”

• “We’ve all done it, we just don’t talk about it”

• “I can tell you this… ur not going to heaven”

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Crash of the Day

Top comments include:

• “I say it's not a crash because the machine was in neutral and the carriage wasn't moving. I was removing the steady rest and I was so concentrated on the "foot clamp" not catching on the ways that I didn't see the body of the chuck had hung on the end of the shaft. Leverage did all the work. All I heard was an odd tearing sound, sounded like tearing cardboard, when I stopped and I looked up I instantly saw the issue. Too big of a hurry plus aggravation built up during the day equals this.”

• “That looks like a cast iron faceplate milled into a 4-jaw chuck. Disaster waiting to happen. Chucks are steel, not cast iron.”

• “I'm more impressed than disappointed. I've never seen a chuck break ever.”

• “Blame the programmer that’s what I always do”

• “Nothing a little duct tape can’t fix”

These Comments Made Me LOL

Top comments include:

• “A real machinist would do bong rips with coolant”

• “DAMN KIDS NOW A DAYS DONT KNOW JOW TO WORK HARD”

• “I REALLY MISS THE DAY'S YOU COULD SMOKE AND DRINK ON THE JOB”

• “That’s a nasty habit you got there! Operating a lathe. Ew.”

• “You cnc clowns just sit and smoke

  Yeah no kidding buttercup

  Did you think I came here to work. Lol. No not me”

• “Where are your nails?”

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