Hot take: Vibration from loose bolts can wreck your precision over time.

I fixed a minor shake on my mill and it cut way better on the next job. You might think it's nothing, but it really messes with tolerances.

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janaburns1d ago

How do you catch these shakes before they ruin a job?

elizabethc261d ago

Truth. That tiny shake is death by a thousand cuts, literally. Seen it wreck a simple face mill job where the finish looked like waves because the head had a half loose bolt. Or drilling precise holes that end up .005 over from the bit wandering. It's never one big crash, just your work slowly getting worse.