Spent the morning re-dialing our lathe after the new operator bumped the feed rate on a 4140 job. Cycle time is back where it should be, but I am writing down every setting now so we stop relying on one person remembering them. A shop that keeps its process in people’s heads is one bad hire away from scrap.
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Bottom line, you are doing the right move. Write feed, speed, and tool offset on the work order so anyone can run it without guessing.