Like You guys said i try not to but sometimes it cant be helped!
i did something stupid on friday as it happens!
i was machining a wooden object about 200x200mm 50mm high,for myself (my boss was at a wedding!) i have recently only just worked out how to machine in 3d on our flatbed router. Which means im still ironing out how to properly set up the machine (thats my defense and im sticking to it!)
when it finished the roughing stage i thought i had set it up to leave .75mm on the bottom so it didn't move around while i was finishing
i didn't.
i machined right through onto the board underneath so instead of changing all of my program and re setting it up i slowed the feed rate to about 3000mm/m. i spent the next 25 minutes holding down my piece of wood although every time the head raised i let go VERY quickly. i do have all of my fingers this time but its definitely something i dont want to repeat again soon!! |