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Titanium
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2004
- Location
- Staten Island NewYork USA
When machinist is just ok and they are fine with ok...
Ok is parts that are just in tolerance. To me, those parts are Just about out of tolerance, just about scrap and we need to correct by bringing into the mean. To him ok is ok and can be left alone...next part should be ok too...
Ok is having a slight chatter and knowing that is because part is sitting high in vice as the parallels chosen are too tall, but they were there. But a slight chatter is ok...so leave well enough alone. Parts look not as good as they could and tool takes a beating...but it's ok.
Ok is leaving the shop 3" Etalon intramic laying close to the edge of a table where people are walking by, but his #1 Chinese Caliper sits dead center of table.
OK is starting a pricey, tight tolerance part with comps set to zero. That gives a 50/50 chance it will be dead on...or is it 30% chance of being dead on, 30% chance it will be over and 30% chance it might be under...
My thought and directives have been to comp under and bring into the mean.
Our talks about ok go ok, lots of positive feedback...then its back to ok.
Some want to be better while others are ok with ok.
Ok breeds ok and that is not ok with me.
It is ashame to have to let some one who is ok go.
It may be my fault as just ok management...
...not sure if this was a question, a statement a rant or other.
Thanks for the ear; I'm ok now.
Ok is parts that are just in tolerance. To me, those parts are Just about out of tolerance, just about scrap and we need to correct by bringing into the mean. To him ok is ok and can be left alone...next part should be ok too...
Ok is having a slight chatter and knowing that is because part is sitting high in vice as the parallels chosen are too tall, but they were there. But a slight chatter is ok...so leave well enough alone. Parts look not as good as they could and tool takes a beating...but it's ok.
Ok is leaving the shop 3" Etalon intramic laying close to the edge of a table where people are walking by, but his #1 Chinese Caliper sits dead center of table.
OK is starting a pricey, tight tolerance part with comps set to zero. That gives a 50/50 chance it will be dead on...or is it 30% chance of being dead on, 30% chance it will be over and 30% chance it might be under...
My thought and directives have been to comp under and bring into the mean.
Our talks about ok go ok, lots of positive feedback...then its back to ok.
Some want to be better while others are ok with ok.
Ok breeds ok and that is not ok with me.
It is ashame to have to let some one who is ok go.
It may be my fault as just ok management...
...not sure if this was a question, a statement a rant or other.
Thanks for the ear; I'm ok now.