Appreciation post: My old Okuma finally ran a whole batch without a single offset tweak

After months of chasing tenths on these aluminum manifolds, the machine just held tolerance perfectly all Tuesday. My supervisor in Toledo even said the first-article inspection was the cleanest he'd seen from that job. Has a fresh batch of material ever just cooperated like that for you guys?

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viola_garcia565d ago

My buddy at a shop in Dayton was telling me about a batch of stainless that ran like butter. He said the chips came off perfect, no work hardening. It made his old Haas act like a brand new machine. Makes you wonder how much we blame the tool or the program when sometimes it's just the metal.

the_leo5d ago

I used to think it was all about the machine, but a good batch of stock makes you realize how much the material matters.

zaranelson5d ago

Yeah, that "good batch of stock" thing is so true. I had a run with some cheap stuff that jammed constantly, then switched to a nicer brand and it was like a different machine. The difference in how it feeds is huge.