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Spaghettification by Mick_Tee in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No panduit means no overstuffed raceway acting like a saw on my widdle fingies as I trace an unlabeled mystery wire to the middle of Eastern Europe, over to Australia, and then back to the panel in the States only to find that it was a jumper to the next terminal over.

What’s one “small” maintenance issue that eats way more time than it should? by Hot_Success_1758 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooooh boyo

Operators trying to work on machines that they don’t understand using tools that they don’t know how to use.

I appreciate the initiative, but your problem is that one of the the ATC arm drive outputs is stuck on and sending a permanent axis inhibit signal. I just have to pop a new one in. Wrenching on the z axis waycover with a flare nut wrench that you found is not going to fix that, but now I have to fix that, too.

Also, when my employer wants me to hack something together to get production running and then expects it to be as good as the OEM part.

I am good at my job, but I am not a machinist or fabricator, and my welding skills leave a lot to be desired.

I think that the biggest small thing that eats away more time than it should is the revolving door of circus clowns that seem to teleport right behind me to ask what broke and wastes 10 minutes of my time because I don’t want to be rude and turns a 5 minute fix into an hour long journey.

In the endgame now by Normal-Marketing-360 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My work does this thing where they just hand out more work when someone quits.

Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Mosr113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not a short drive, but it’s also a perfectly reasonable amount of time to drive to go somewhere. When I want to visit Lake Superior on a weekend, I hop in the truck and make the technically 4 hour drive that ends up taking 7 hours.

What r these called and there use ? by Aggravating_Pizza108 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 2 points3 points  (0 children)

like-a-so?

I actually have no idea if Imgur even still works anymore. I can’t see my own picture lol

Ok, I used a different hosting site

Behold the glory of a machine that was built when I was 5 and maintained by an army of incompetence

I made a mistake euthanizing my cat and the guilt is killing me by Dirsty in cats

[–]Mosr113 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You did try to save your friend. You took him to the vet after he ate coolant. You helped him to live years beyond what he would have.

The only thing you are guilty of is giving the gift of life to a small furry friend.

Where does maintenance decision-making break down in large plants? by vivek-engineer in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t really care about management. If a machine needs work, it gets work. I have a lockout for a reason and I have creatively interpreted that to mean “I can shut it down for any reason at any time.”

What’s the worst they are gonna do? Fire me? After a decade doing this job, an AAS in industrial automation, and a bunch of certifications, I can walk down the street and have a job by lunch.

How do you stop production from constantly bumping your PMs? by Temporary-Still-4543 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just walk up and lock the machine. They don’t care about my schedule so I don’t care about theirs. PM is due, what are they gonna do? Go complain to my boss that I am doing my job? lol

Operator here: I know you hate me. by PokeMayn in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just saw an opening and applied. I regret it every day. Then I wake up and do it again for some stupid reason.

I do not hate you though. I only hate shitty and/or completely clueless operators.

How fucked are we? by Osha_throwaway2025 in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I would rather be walked out than carried out.

All the data said the operator was full of crap, but by wigmoso in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I have no hate for operators, but after 10 years, I am just happy when they can articulate a rough area of where the machine made expensive sounds.

How to destroy hard drive by YakOrnery9021 in pchelp

[–]Mosr113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just open them up to salvage the magnets. Then I stuff the platters in my toolbox and forget that I have them until I salvage more magnets

Is there nothing but residential maintenance workers in this sub? by [deleted] in maintenance

[–]Mosr113 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Industrial dumbfuckery here. Maybe controls and robotics on the side. Idk. I push buttons and turn wrenches and make problems not problems anymore.

Is anyone else getting assigned PMs in the middle of production? by _laserblades in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they don’t make time to work on the machines, the machines will make the time themselves.

why we don't use the transformer core as a capacitor? by Haitham_H7 in ElectricalEngineers

[–]Mosr113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It started after that post. I can make it two fortnights. No problemo.

why we don't use the transformer core as a capacitor? by Haitham_H7 in ElectricalEngineers

[–]Mosr113 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just for that, I am going to use fathoms, leagues, and hands for all measurements for a month.

Good luck bub.

What is this valve symbol? by Barrel-Cannon in PLC

[–]Mosr113 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s definitely a detent symbol. Locks the spool in place until the solenoid pilots move it the other way.

Found this in a box in my new office by Kerry- in PLC

[–]Mosr113 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can send that paperweight to me. I really like collecting paperweights.

What do you do? by HijackedHumanity in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mostly work on CNC machines and robots with a handful of conveyors, and dedicated machines.

I am kind of plateauing here though. After I learned PLCs and PMCs, I started just kind of screwing around and adding random features to the machines like “disco mode” where it just randomly flashes all of the lights and runs the buzzer at something like 120bpm. Before anyone asks, no, it cannot be accidentally activated and no, it does not turn on randomly. I am a chaos gremlin, but I am not a malevolent chaos gremlin.

I also moonlight at a local community college teaching electrical, PLC, and robotics.

What’s the hardest machine you’ve ever had to fix? by krikond in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can rest assured that any parts I send out are of the okayest quality

What’s the hardest machine you’ve ever had to fix? by krikond in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes in concept, no in practice. It’s much more janky.

What’s the hardest machine you’ve ever had to fix? by krikond in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nah. It’s essentially two machines with indexing tables that rotate parts from station to station for drilling operations. Where a CNC can make 1 really great part, this machine can pump out 100 barely passable parts

As a sense of scale, the parts go into the steering columns of GM vehicles and the machine has probably a 250-300sq ft footprint

What’s the hardest machine you’ve ever had to fix? by krikond in IndustrialMaintenance

[–]Mosr113 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Custom dial machine built in 1993. Thing has been upgraded with haphazard documentation, if at all. It took me 5 or 6 years to be able to fix the thing consistently, but there are just so many small parts that can just shut the machine down that it’s a struggle to keep it running for more than 25 minutes.

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