Offset numbers from 1998 still work, kids these days skip the basics

I caught a guy last week in Fresno running a brand new Haas and he had no idea how to read a wear offset without the screen telling him. Back in 1998 my first supervisor made me calculate every offset by hand for 3 months before I touched a control. That repetition sticks with you, and it saves your ass when a probe decides to lie on a Tuesday. Anyone else notice the new guys lean on the digital readouts way too much, or is it just my shop?

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reesel5026d ago

Yeah I've seen it too, hand calc the first one every morning and watch the screen lie right back at you.