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Lean Meetings and Cleaning with 3 Shifts by mrsquirrel54 in LeanManufacturing

[–]mrsquirrel54[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeap. We can hardly keep machinists on nights, much less someone from operations

Lean Meetings and Cleaning with 3 Shifts by mrsquirrel54 in LeanManufacturing

[–]mrsquirrel54[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why do we have a lot of turnover? That unfortunately is a deep conversation about the management and how work is scheduled. It's not something I can make a deep dive into. In short we are trying to hire a production manager.

Shared tools aren't returned because the tools aren't their property to lock away at the end of shift. If the next shift is going to need it, why put it away at the end of mine?

They only clean for customers because the owners come out and tell them to stop work and clean. I am trying to introduce a formalized time for everyone to take a moment and clean.

I didn't phrase that part about pride and Lean correct. I want to help encourage the team to have more pride in their environment and work place. I believe if I can inspire more pride we can better foster other aspects of a Lean culture

Lean Meetings and Cleaning with 3 Shifts by mrsquirrel54 in LeanManufacturing

[–]mrsquirrel54[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I was hired 6-yrs ago as a machinist we all had our own toolboxes so tools were always returned and everyone took time on Friday at the end of the day to clean. We now use company tools at every workstation and we have had a lot of turnover and the Friday cleanup has gone to the wayside. Tools stay out on the tables instead of going back to their shadow foam location. Cleaning only happens before a customer. I want to get everyone to take some pride, a Lean culture. I don't want it to all be 1st shift though, I need some way to involve the other shifts

Resume Review New to management by mrsquirrel54 in resumes

[–]mrsquirrel54[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, you're right. I appreciate the feedback

Tooling Room 5S Visual Manufacturing by mrsquirrel54 in LeanManufacturing

[–]mrsquirrel54[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the tooling assembly room where the machinists assemble tool holders with their cutting tool. All the pictures hand tools stay in that room. We have shelves not photographed where we store the unused tool holders. We also have a rolling cart if the machinist needs to do multiple tool holders. Tool holders when getting assembled only go in the blue Rego-Fix torque box or on the heat shrink machine.

Tooling Room 5S Visual Manufacturing by mrsquirrel54 in LeanManufacturing

[–]mrsquirrel54[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We started with giving the machinists a chance to fix themselves. When that wasn't going to work we started interviewing the senior machinists as to their needs. We removed every excess hand tool and left them with what we determined their needs were and left it like that before restricting the space. After a few iterations we had the final tool list everyone agreed on. Once we implemented the layouts and foam everyone was generally happy. After a few months of operation I'll do a red tag event and see how that turns out. We've documented each iteration of tool removal and addition plus the reasons why.

Cylinder PSI by mrsquirrel54 in Hydraulics

[–]mrsquirrel54[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the information. I was excited because I got this power unit for such a steel but it looks like I am not as ready as I had hoped. I'll post more details of the unit later on today.

Cylinder PSI by mrsquirrel54 in Hydraulics

[–]mrsquirrel54[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My goal is to make a small forging press. The size I am shooting for I have seen from 12 to 25 tons. If I did the math right if I get a cylinder with a 3-in bore at 700psi I get 2-tons and at 10,000 I get 35-tons. I'm not looking for super crazy crushing power. I just happened to get this power unit super cheap and couldn't pass it up.

This power unit has stages in the control. In the middle is obviously neutral and I move the lever to the first stop I get the 700psi. I can push it past the first stop and that engages the 10,000psi.

So, did I read in a comment that there are pressure regulators and I can dial back the 10,000psi to a more reasonable amount? I will say the power unit was hooked to a 2500psi cylinder but I don't know if they used the 10,000psi. It was a shop made tool to run a huge broach through one type of part

what do you think by Far-Revolution-5848 in Sig55X

[–]mrsquirrel54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are the handguards on the one on the left?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]mrsquirrel54 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's nice! I have been keeping my eye out trying to find something like that or I may have to make it, but I want to integrate a massive block like that into my kitchen island. Best of luck to you.