Don't forget to tighten the part

[woodchucker]

Was making a new draw bar, put the drawbar in the square collet block, I didn't tighten it, I said to myself let me get it setup in the vice so I have the right amount of stick out so I can put a square on the bar. Well, got it setup , never tightened the collet down, and started cutting. It cut the first 1/4 inch cleanly. I didn't think anything wrong, I was climb cutting... then WHAM... it sucked the part in and jammed up. Taking a nice chunk out of my new drawbar. Right where you don't want it. I'll be ordering more rod, it's the last of my 1144 in that size.. For the moment it will work.. The moral of the story... Don't put off what you SHOULD do now until later.. you forget as your age increases. (dumb sh*t)

 

[Bone Head]

Guilty as charged...except it was a rear axle nut.

 

[Gaffer]

Bummer! All of us have stories like yours.

 

[RJSakowski]

I forget to tighten tools. Not so much in the CNC mill as the spindle has a lock to dacilitate tightening the drawbar and with the lock in place, the door can't be closed which prevents the spindle interlock switch from closing and the spindle from turning. On the lathe however, it is easy to forget to tighten the QCTP. Fortunately, this pushes the tool bit away from the work so there is usually no harm done.

 

[Firstram]

I forget to tighten tools. Not so much in the CNC mill as the spindle has a lock to dacilitate tightening the drawbar and with the lock in place, the door can't be closed which prevents the spindle interlock switch from closing and the spindle from turning. On the lathe however, it is easy to forget to tighten the QCTP. Fortunately, this pushes the tool bit away from the work so there is usually no harm done.

I wonder why I’m getting so much chatter…

 

[GeneT45]

I do that sort of thing about once a year. What's amazing to me is how well things can work in spite of something not being locked down - at least until they don't...

GsT

 

[FOMOGO]

Beink a nateral bornd gineuus I neber foregat. Now what were we talking about. Mike

 

[Suzuki4evr]

Yep....done it.

 

[mmcmdl]

We in the trade call that " machining a linear knurl " .

 

[pontiac428]

Don't be hard on yourself. It's not as bad as pulling the grenade and throwing the pin.