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c/cnc-operators•phoenix_adams60•7d ago

Old timer told me I was tramming wrong. Took me 2 weeks to admit he was right.

I had this setup where I'd tram the head on my Bridgeport using the indicator on the spindle itself. Guy who retired after 40 years walked by, laughed, and said I was just chasing my own errors. He showed me to mount the indicator on the quill housing instead. First few tries felt weird and slow. But after running a test cut and seeing zero taper for the first time, I switched for good. Anyone else get feedback that took a while to actually try?

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c/auto-body-repairers•phoenix_adams60•13d ago

Customer handed me a photo of a 1987 Honda Civic and said 'make it look like this'

So last Tuesday a guy rolls into my shop in Tulsa with a 2023 Tacoma, fresh dent on the rear quarter panel. He pulls out this faded Polaroid of his old beat up Civic from high school and says he wants the repair to match that exactly - rust spots, mismatched paint, the whole deal. I had to explain that's not how modern body work goes, I'm not gonna intentionally leave imperfections. He got all defensive about the "character" of his old car. Anyone else run into customers who romanticize their junkers way too much?

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