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    Rehiring an employee who quit?

    I want to be prepared. I know the company he's going to and highly doubt he's going to like it there, but I could be wrong. I don't think I'm obsessing and trust me, I'm still making parts.
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    Rehiring an employee who quit?

    No, he didn't take that approach, just said he's giving his 2 weeks notice. However, we couldn't have matched it anyway. He'll be getting paid about the same, but with much better benefits. We're a small shop, only 6 employees. The place he's going has hundreds, so they can offer more and better...
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    Rehiring an employee who quit?

    This is exactly my opinion, but I'm worried my boss, the company owner, won't look at it that way.
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    Rehiring an employee who quit?

    My concern is with setting an example where other employees think they can come and go as they please.
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    Rehiring an employee who quit?

    We have an employee who gave 2 weeks notice and is going somewhere that has better benefits. Which I completely understand. He's been with us about 10 years and been a pretty good employee for the most part. Good attendance, does quality work, but not the best attitude at times and won't do much...
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    Hiring new workers and pay scale of current workers, what options are there?

    I'm sure this isn't the same in every state, but in Oregon this would be illegal, you can't legally prevent employees from discussing their wages.
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    Maybe Dallack can answer this, but I would think very little.
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    Ok, that's about what I was thinking. I'll be running it on a mori seiki and I don't believe it requires spindle rotation to feed. I ordered the slimline model, so I don't know if it has adjustable spring tension. I think you just adjust depth in Z axis.
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    You drag it. You don't even need the spindle running, unless the machine requires it.
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    Wow, that's faster than I had expected. What would you recommend for a starting point for feed? Also, are you running the spindle and if so, what rpm? I will definitely use coolant. I ordered a needle with .3mm radius. It was the only size in stock and I don't have 2 weeks to wait for the .5mm.
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    I've placed the order and it should be in by about mid week. If I can get it to work, I'll definitely take some pictures. Fingers crossed.
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    ER or TG collets?

    I use ER collets for almost everything, but TGs have more holding power for sure.
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    Dallack, what type of material have you used it on and what do you feed at? We need it for a logo on lazer cut 304 stainless.
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    Ripperj, that is an interesting alternative, thanks for sharing it. My concern with it would be bit life, as it appears to be a cutting bit, whereas the one I posted doesn't cut, it compresses. They say the needles last a very long time, I think I read something like 30000 kilometers of marking...
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    Ripperj, yes it is very expensive $870 for the tool and $660 for the needle. But if it can significantly reduce our cycle time, 50 minutes right now, with almost 30 of those minutes on engraving alone, it should be worth it in the long run.
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    Have you used one, or something similar?
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    If the link above won't open with Adobe, try another pdf reader. I don't know why, but Adobe wouldn't work for me, so I used Drive pdf.
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    Best aluminium mills money can buy?

    I don't have experience doing production numbers in the thousands, the shop I work in a big production job is 500-1000 parts and our max spindle speed is 10000 rpm. We used to use Niagara for everything roughing and finishing. We got a new tool salesman a couple years ago and he talked us into...
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    AMF Marker/Writer

    Does anyone here have any experience using one of these? http://platinumtooling.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/AMF_marking_and_cleaning_tools.pdf I have a job with a lot of engraving and would like to speed things up. Wondering if these are as good as they claim?
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    Need help finding optimal feed, spindle, and plunge rate for aluminum

    At my work we do a lot of profiling of 6061-T6 aluminum. We mostly use 3 flute Niagara carbide end mills with a high helix, feed varies between 10-40 ipm, depending on depth of cut and other factors, spindle speeds between 2000-5000 rpm. Can you describe the noise that your boss wants to eliminate?

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