The perils of not paying attention...

[LargeAdam]

So the story goes....i am an engineer and i understand the importance of preventive maintenance....but after you read this you will see why i took myself outside, picked my own switch and gave myself a good ***-whooping.

i have been running my machine for about 120 hours now and this weekend was set aside to create something memorable for my beautiful wife.

so i set up everything, followed the procedure and let the machine start a 5.5 hour carve. When it was finished i rushed out to my weekend studio (garage by week) and found my lovely piece of maple with what can only be described as the Nazca Lines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines).

my whole neighbourhood thought i was having a fight, but alas no it was my dockers mouth arising.

So what was the issue? look at the photo (http://largeadam.com/paying_attention) of my good bit on the right and the offender on the left. If i had paid attention to the preventive maintenance then this would not have happened. now i have to buy a new bit and probably a new chuck......

[fwharris]

So the story goes....i am an engineer and i understand the importance of preventive maintenance....but after you read this you will see why i took myself outside, picked my own switch and gave myself a good ***-whooping.

i have been running my machine for about 120 hours now and this weekend was set aside to create something memorable for my beautiful wife.

so i set up everything, followed the procedure and let the machine start a 5.5 hour carve. When it was finished i rushed out to my weekend studio (garage by week) and found my lovely piece of maple with what can only be described as the Nazca Lines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Lines).

my whole neighbourhood thought i was having a fight, but alas no it was my dockers mouth arising.

So what was the issue? look at the photo (http://largeadam.com/paying_attention) of my good bit on the right and the offender on the left. If i had paid attention to the preventive maintenance then this would not have happened. now i have to buy a new bit and probably a new chuck......

Adam,

Yes it looks like it did a number on the adapter. Have not seen one look that bad in a long time. I bet the inside of the QC has all of the black coating gone and possibly some worn spots from the adapter. I would be cautious with the QC for your next carve.

[mtylerfl]

Hi Adam,

I'm so very sorry about your ruined project - that's a shame. I have not seen a bit adapter with that severe of damage -ever! My personal theory is it was likely caused by the adapter not being fully seated in the chuck - I can't think of how the bit could have "knocked around" so badly otherwise. (I always check the red marks for alignment underneath the chuck after bit insertion to verify bit seating - so far I've been able to avoid mishaps like that!)

I love your sense of humor about the whole thing (especially the Nasca lines link ). I was home all weekend and am surprised you didn't call to 'vent' when it happened! I guess you were just protecting my virgin ears!;)

I'm afraid you will need to replace the QC to be on the safe side. I don't see how it could have escaped some kind of damage after seeing the damage to the adapter. Hopefully you can get it replaced quickly so you can re-run your wife's project!

All the Best...

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