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An old timer told me to stop babying my roughing passes
I was running a job in a 4140 block at the shop and taking like .030 per pass because I was nervous about chatter. This guy with 30 years experience walked over and said "crank it up or the tool will just rub and work harden it." I bumped it to .150 and the cycle time dropped by 40 percent. Anybody else get that advice early on and wish they listened sooner?
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margaretj408d ago
Yeah that .030 was just polishing it, once you load up the cut it cuts clean.
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iris_jones898d ago
My Harbor Freight bandsaw needed about that much on the guide blocks too. Once I got it set right it stopped wandering like a drunk at a bar.
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