Luckily it was not my fault. I was running an Okuma lathe, the same lathe running the same part ive done for two weeks now. among the tooling in the 2 turrets are a carbide inserted drill on the B turret and a turning tool and .250 parting tool on the A turret. every now and then this lathe decides to do its own thing. it decided to cut a grove where it shouldnt be, the diameter it left was smaller than the diameter of the drill. so when the drilling cycle came next the piece stuck on the drill. when the B turret moved out of the way for the turning tool the piece stuck on the drill hit the turning tool. i knew it didnt sound right so i hit the emergency stop. i opened the cabinet to find the turning tool halfway knocked out of its holder, i was actually able to remove it by hand. luckily since i was on my toes and got her shut down fast the only casualty was the carbide insert on the turning tool. it took me and the one of the set up guys 25 minutes to have it running parts again. It was a valuable lesson! he could have had it running sooner but he was walking me through the steps to set everything back up. then he let me play with the offsets myself to get my dimensions back where they need to be. i cant wait to go back to school and play with the HAAS stuff!
Cliffnotes for those who have NO clue what i just typed:
i run a $200,000+ machine that cuts metal.
i heard a bad noise, said OH ****! and shut it down
The only damage was a $10 insert
I gained experience by adjusting the machine myself
Cliffnotes for those who have NO clue what i just typed:
i run a $200,000+ machine that cuts metal.
i heard a bad noise, said OH ****! and shut it down
The only damage was a $10 insert
I gained experience by adjusting the machine myself