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7 Morning Machinist Newsletter Blog posts

Shop Manager

Should a Shop Manager know every position in the shop?

Should a Shop Manager know every position in the shop? Perspectives from the machinist community. Plus: gas pump nozzle saving coolant!!
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Center Drill

Why can't you manually re-sharpen a center drill?

Why can't you manually re-sharpen a center drill? Seasoned machinists, please explain...
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Shift Change

How does your shop handle shift change?

Is tardiness an issue at your shop? Below are some interesting ways different shops are handling shift change. Perspectives from machinists and from managers…
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How many threads?
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Clamp

What's the correct way to clamp a part?

SANITY CHECK! So a higher up came by and told a coworker to clamp like the first photo. I've been doing it like the second photo for my whole life. Never knew I was doing it the wrong way 🤦‍♂️. What is the correct way?
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Stereo

What's your take on music in a (machine) shop?

How loud is too loud? Is it ok to listen to music while machining?
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Machining

What's the craziest thing you've even seen in a (machine) shop?

What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever seen in a shop? An insane number of wild stories from this post. We included a few of our favorites below, but it’s worth checking out the group thread in Facebook to read all of them if you have time. Naturally there are a lot of stories about accidents and injuries…
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