One minute it’s cutting perfectly. Chips are flying. Everything sounds right.
Next minute? Silence. Or worse — a noise you’ll never forget.
This week the MACHINIST group shared some of their finest f-ups. Zeros misplaced. Tapers snapped. Tools that shook the building. Let’s see yours.
“One minute it was cutting like normal, next it was completely silent”
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“Automatic Fixture Changer”
“Not mine. But this is a crash that got me called out to do a spindle taper grind”
“Meant to input Z-.05 but loaded Z-.50.
2” shell cutter. 50 IPM. Zeros matter.”
“Snapped the cat50 taper off a VTL lathe tool… it shook the entire building”
And many many more…
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