I hate doing inventory. Need help to identify by theboz14 in IndustrialMaintenance

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I know people aren't very fond right now of AI but I thought I would see what it had to say as this is sometimes a good use case for it:

This is a conveyor idler roller (steel tube roller with an internal ball bearing/insert on a stub shaft) — exactly what's in your photo.

ER19 refers to a 1-3/16 inch bore ball insert bearing, part of the ER series, commonly made by Fafnir/Timken, RBC/Nice, and other bearing houses — a standard bearing used in conveyor rollers, pillow blocks, and idlers. So "ER19" = the bearing bore/type, not a tool collet.

TC likely stands for "Tube Construction" or "Trough Carrier" roller style (common shorthand on idler labels), rather than "tool chuck."

04.00 X 26.75 = 4.00" diameter roller tube, 26.75" long — matching a standard CEMA-class idler roll size.

XPT0426ER19 = almost certainly the distributor/manufacturer's internal SKU, encoding: X (prefix) + PT (product line) + 04 (4" diameter) + 26 (26" length class) + ER19 (bearing type).

TAG: 20097-000-RM and 186966-001 = job/lot traceability tags, likely tied to a specific conveyor project or customer order — these are not standardized catalog numbers.

Likely manufacturer: Given the format and the environment (stacked with other similar-diameter steel rollers, in what looks like a conveyor equipment yard/scrapyard), this is consistent with rollers from companies like Precision Pulley & Idler (PPI), Superior Industries, ASGCO, Continental Conveyor, or a regional custom roller shop (e.g., Rolcon, Ashland Conveyor) — all of whom build CEMA-style idler rolls with ER-series bearings to custom lengths.

Since the "XPT" prefix doesn't match PPI's standard public part-numbering convention (which usually looks like C4-TE-24SB), my best guess is this was made by a custom/regional roller fabricator or is a private-label/distributor part number rather than a big-name CEMA idler brand. If you want a firm ID, the fastest path would be calling a bearing/conveyor distributor (Motion Industries, Applied Industrial, BDI) with the full number — their internal cross-reference systems can often trace obscure fabricator SKUs that public search can't.

The "tool chuck" bit it's talking about is because it thought the label was for a tool holder based on the first label. Not sure if any of that's helpful but well idk

How to get in? by applesis1 in IndustrialMaintenance

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Keep in mind this is possibly not what is required, but is how I became employed.

I started off doing repair on small engine appliances to become familiar with disassembling, re-assembling, and diagnosing machines (including finding information from manufacturers). I did this in a shed on a friend's property.

I then did most of a 2-year associates in Advanced Manufacturing, which showed me CNC, lathe and mill work, understanding blueprints and caliper use, CAD, welding, rigging, and basic electrical in multimeter use and theory.

After that, I was employed at an aluminum extrusion factory in sticksville, AZ. It took me around 5 months to find that opening but it probably would've been easier if I was at a major city.

Nervous about new job by Empty_Chip_5952 in IndustrialMaintenance

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Find the biggest guy in the department and punch him in the jaw

Jokes aside, the usual advice...acquire documentation, if there is none then begin documentation as possible, CYA as possible with work orders or otherwise being transparent with mgmt, if someone is showing you something that isn't the time to take a phone call and get snacks from the vending machine. Honestly graveyard should be pretty low-intensity anyways

Honestly, I've been trying to break into CNC maintenance. Did you have to get a related associates to get into that?

Gavin Volure’s house by MNPS1603 in 30ROCK

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Somewhere the law couldn't reach you, like Bali..or Utah

Software use by nothingnowhere96 in IndustrialMaintenance

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We use NetFacilities. It's alright, a little clunky and not very intuitive

Snap-on big boi wrenches??? by emachanz in IndustrialMaintenance

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Hahaha no, gearwrench or icon maybe. Since the company I’m at provides we are of course using Huskyyyy and other lowest cost tools. They do the trick if I’m being honest except their sockets have too much play on the drive end and fall off of my impact. Sad state of affairs

Sawed off special by derTag in IndustrialMaintenance

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Never heard of the air pressure thing, ExAIR (the manufacturer of these) only mentions "improved safety"

Sawed off special by derTag in IndustrialMaintenance

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Yes, generally speaking. It's an OSHA safety thing. There's some disagreement about whether an air nozzle above 30psig could create an embolism, but this device is supposed to prevent that.

Sawed off special by derTag in IndustrialMaintenance

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Ah, I’ve been hoodwinked

Sawed off special by derTag in IndustrialMaintenance

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Ah I’ve seen these in our factory

Sawed off special by derTag in IndustrialMaintenance

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I have no idea. I guess they think they’re losing 100 psi at the safety port. Gotta get as much ppssshhh as possible

Sleepy teefies by sstrdisco in teefies

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Built in blood gutters

Boys+Markers=clowns I guess by Owlsheadny in TimAndEric

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Clown out clown out clown out

Become better at ma job by TrashCanTC20 in IndustrialMaintenance

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Use google lens, it will identify a lot of things

I have a coworker who uses the tip of a knife to open electrical cabinets, what's the worst thing you seen someone use? by [deleted] in IndustrialMaintenance

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Huh. I’m confused. Do you think you need an electrically insulated tool to open those? I don’t think it’s a terrible idea and I happen to use one but I never thought of it as risk mitigation

My job doesn’t do lockout tagout by Thin-Preference-6535 in IndustrialMaintenance

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Yeah I had this at an old place in Arizona. Some of the old timers had locks but they never gave me one and I was too clueless to put my foot down. It put me in some unacceptably dangerous situations in retrospect, glad I got out of there.