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When You Walk Away From The Apprentice For 2 Seconds (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] xpgld 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You walk away, they walk the bit.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago

I didn't notice at first, but then the sound was unmistakable. Had to physically pull them away and shut the shit down.

[–] gothic_lemons 12 points 10 months ago

Ribbed for your pleasure. How thoughtful!

[–] riodoro1 9 points 10 months ago

Nice vertical knurling

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

1000012132

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well, the hole is nice, I guess?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I made the soft jaws beforehand. He just had to mill out a new flat surface. smh my head.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

That doesn't look good...

[–] lemming741 5 points 10 months ago

O hi, it's me- your apprentice

[–] BradleyUffner 2 points 10 months ago

That'll buff right out.

[–] Bernie_Sandals 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Have zero experience in metalworking, but I am curious about it, can anyone ELI5 what exactly went wrong here? Other than it looking like a metal eating beaver broke into your Workshop.

[–] ikidd 2 points 10 months ago

CNC endmill took too big of a cut and probably ended up flying through the wall at the other end of the shop, or just burned a hole through the floor when it melted.