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Pro tip: I ran a job for 72 hours straight and the machine didn't even hiccup
Had a big aluminum housing order, needed 150 pieces. Set up the program on the old Haas VF2, hit cycle start, and walked away Friday afternoon. Came back Monday morning and the counter read 150, exactly. Not a single tool break, no weird thermal drift, no coolant pump failure. That machine ran for three days without a single crash or stop. I've never trusted a setup that much before. What's the longest you've let a machine run unattended without a problem?
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abbyg141mo agoOG Member
Our insurance guy would have the same reaction as the_morgan. They make us sign a form if a machine runs past the second shift. Letting something go for a full weekend is a complete fantasy here, even if the setup was perfect. It's a real shame, because sometimes a job just needs that kind of time.
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margaret_taylor421mo ago
Insurance forms for a second shift? We have to get a manager, the safety guy, and a written prayer from the plant manager just to run a lunch break. What do they think is going to happen, the machine grows legs and walks off? It's pure fantasy land.
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the_morgan1mo ago
You left a Haas running all weekend? My shop would never let us do that, insurance would have a fit. What kind of magic machine do you have?
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