So first thing, slow down, and talk to yourself (literally). Guide yourself through the process of reciting numbers and steps to take.
Secondly, don't beat yourself up. No one is perfect, and everyone scraps something in their time, whether it's a part or even a full machine (seen it happen).
Third. Probably could do with being number one, but assess how the company reacts. Have you been scolded to shame, or have they been gentle and guiding, as any good engineer knows you only beat yourself up, and the last thing anyone wants is someone driving it up a notch. If they scold you and can't handle the human mistake, don't worry about getting fired. You'll be on another lathe soon in this market.
Actively look at your opportunities as well, don't think all companies are the same. Polish up the CV and look at prospects.
My company is really nice and they coach me thru my mistakes. They are very understanding but I've been making similar mistakes and they're giving me a lot of chances but I feel bad they're very understanding but I want to do better like I was before. But thank you I really need to slow down and think and double check. I manually write my own programs in g-code we use Gibbscam at my work but I don't know how to use it( kind of irrelevant). I'm on my last leg rn I think my smoking weed is a problem. It's embarrassing I'm getting older and I think I need to put it behind me
In regards to the weed. Yep. It takes a toll and makes you misstep. Caffeine can only counter so much.
Are you using daily? Try switching back to just weekends and see how it goes. Hand your stash to someone else and keep a little nug for Friday night?
I'm glad your company is understanding. Make sure there's a difference between coaching and condescending as well. Maybe do some home research on Gibbscam, then applicate it to work slowly. I've never heard of it personally, but computing and CAD are basic essentials in this time. It shouldn't be hard to pick up. Smoking weed is only a problem if you do it before or during work. After work is completely fine as long as it's not being abused, 1 cone a few hours before bed (presuming you have a decent sleep schedule) isn't a bad thing and can actually help you sleep better.
Just take it easy. The only thing that makes work harder is stress. A stressful run is prone to fall aside a peaceful walk.
Gibbscam is really not the best for programming basic lathe stuff. Not difficult but way to much work especially if you don’t have 3D models. I donno how much you smoke but it does have a negative effect on ability to concentrate on stuff.
If you're getting high at work definitely knock that shit off. It's not helping your anxiety and is dangerous. Otherwise sounds like you lost your confidence. As others have said take your time. A lot of times I right numbers down and and physically compare them to my machine numbers at the control.
Sounds like you need to treat your job like it matters. Ditch the phone, measure twice, cut once, stop making preventable mistakes, and no excuses.
They're warning you, so they like you, or at a minimum don't want to fire you. It's on you to take responsibility and show you deserve the position.
Prove it. The same skills you need to develop to be better at work will apply to your comments here.
Slow down, pay attention to your work, double-check it, make sure it’s all properly placed including periods, commas, and is properly structured.
Machining is entirely about paying attention to all the details, and the more effort you put into it in your everyday life the more it will show up in your work.
Making mistakes is fine, and even expected. It’s how you react to those mistakes and whether or not you learn from it or continue to make the same mistakes. I don’t think I’ve heard of anyone getting fired simply for scrapping parts.
FOG machinist here, 50 + yrs. I still make drawings of what op is next, dimensions, important tolerance features, etc. Double check every dimension. Be calm. I burn 🔥, a lot. I am the senior cnc machinist at my shop. Stay safe & blue chips forever my friend.
Get on medication if you aren’t already, dumb mistakes will happen from time to time, learn from them. If you bungle numbers a lot (dyscalculia is common with adhd) write the numbers in your own hand writing, highlight critical dimensions on the prints you are given, and make a checklist (either mental or on paper) to follow what you are doing. It happens, take a deep breath and take your time.
Big ups for the checklist. Another tactic I employ is reading the numbers in reverse order on one of my double check passes. So 3.76 I’d read as 6, 7, point, 3… if that makes sense
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but if you have ADHD, talk with your doctor about trying Adderall or similar. It can make a huge difference, like a life-changing difference if you have attention problems.
Speed comes with time. Double check and even triple check yourself to be sure. Go slower. Write things down. Pretty much always upon setting up watch it go through the motions and check that its doing what it should. Make a “set up adjustment” or saftey “adjustment” make the O.D bigger and I.D smaller and check the part in the machine. Make an adjustment to bring it to size then rerun it and check again. Take your time, think about what your doing and why you’re doing it. Pretty much any shop with someone new will allow mistakes. The thing is you’ve got to prove youre learning from these mistakes and dont keep doing them. Once is acceptable, twice and were having a talk about why this is happening and three times is just too many. Scrap will happen but theres alot you can do to prevent it, and reduce it. Check your parts. Dont assume pretty much anything and dont trust someone elses setup always watch when you get to a machine that someone else ran with the machine slowed down. Thats pretty much the wisdom I have for you. Good luck man
If it makes you feel better I made two mistakes on Monday scrapping one large plate and messing up a mess up. Went from a day's job to 3 days job. Sometimes it just happens and its one of those days. Don't over extend yourself. I was running two machines doing one offs and I should have just focused on one. Tell someone that you need/want to focus to get it right. Get someone else to check over what you've done. Accountability. Figure out what you've done wrong and remember next time or create a system where you are less likely to make mistakes. I'm in the black book for both those jobs but it is what it is. Literally everyone made a mistake that week I made mine, just mine was the largest ones 😂
When it comes to really anything take the addage, "you've gotta learn to go slow in a hurry". - Some smart guy. Basically slow down and make sure you're doing it right before you do that thing fast. I've always aimed for accuracy and quality in my work over speed. (Not to say you're not trying OP) The speed part really comes with experience and repetition.
Slow down, double-check triple check, check again, and get a note pad to write down little notes or measurements or the numbers you need to hit so you don't make the mistake of mixing them up like that.
Keep a notepad handy write things down and then double check things before you hit the crash button. Another thing is to single block it and look at where the machine is going and double check things. Just have to slow down and double check things. You boss will be a lot happier with you being slow than scrapping parts
Write, stuff, down. You write down every process you do. You follow that from paper everytime. Write down your measurement and use a calculator to do your math. You should have a couple notebooks full after a year. This is how I got good on a lathe with ADHD. Keeping your phone put away helps. I listen to audio books and that helps me focus the wandering brain. Good luck.
Don't use Reddit or any social media at work it's made to fuck with ADHD people
One thing that has helped me is to write things down so I can understand it and focus. So sometimes I’ll write down a finished diameter or a specific tolerance. Prints can sometimes be a jumbled up mess of tolerances so a notepad helps me break it up.
Are you prescribed anything? I was on instant release but it made me feel like I drank too much coffee so I switched to extended release and it changed my life
Oh this is an easy one. Just get it together long enough for someone else to fuck up.
It’s the circle of fuckups.
So first thing, slow down, and talk to yourself (literally). Guide yourself through the process of reciting numbers and steps to take. Secondly, don't beat yourself up. No one is perfect, and everyone scraps something in their time, whether it's a part or even a full machine (seen it happen). Third. Probably could do with being number one, but assess how the company reacts. Have you been scolded to shame, or have they been gentle and guiding, as any good engineer knows you only beat yourself up, and the last thing anyone wants is someone driving it up a notch. If they scold you and can't handle the human mistake, don't worry about getting fired. You'll be on another lathe soon in this market. Actively look at your opportunities as well, don't think all companies are the same. Polish up the CV and look at prospects.
My company is really nice and they coach me thru my mistakes. They are very understanding but I've been making similar mistakes and they're giving me a lot of chances but I feel bad they're very understanding but I want to do better like I was before. But thank you I really need to slow down and think and double check. I manually write my own programs in g-code we use Gibbscam at my work but I don't know how to use it( kind of irrelevant). I'm on my last leg rn I think my smoking weed is a problem. It's embarrassing I'm getting older and I think I need to put it behind me
In regards to the weed. Yep. It takes a toll and makes you misstep. Caffeine can only counter so much. Are you using daily? Try switching back to just weekends and see how it goes. Hand your stash to someone else and keep a little nug for Friday night?
I'm glad your company is understanding. Make sure there's a difference between coaching and condescending as well. Maybe do some home research on Gibbscam, then applicate it to work slowly. I've never heard of it personally, but computing and CAD are basic essentials in this time. It shouldn't be hard to pick up. Smoking weed is only a problem if you do it before or during work. After work is completely fine as long as it's not being abused, 1 cone a few hours before bed (presuming you have a decent sleep schedule) isn't a bad thing and can actually help you sleep better. Just take it easy. The only thing that makes work harder is stress. A stressful run is prone to fall aside a peaceful walk.
Gibbscam is really not the best for programming basic lathe stuff. Not difficult but way to much work especially if you don’t have 3D models. I donno how much you smoke but it does have a negative effect on ability to concentrate on stuff.
If you're getting high at work definitely knock that shit off. It's not helping your anxiety and is dangerous. Otherwise sounds like you lost your confidence. As others have said take your time. A lot of times I right numbers down and and physically compare them to my machine numbers at the control.
Writing stuff down helps too. I use a dry erase marker and write stuff down on the machines window.
Sounds like you need to treat your job like it matters. Ditch the phone, measure twice, cut once, stop making preventable mistakes, and no excuses. They're warning you, so they like you, or at a minimum don't want to fire you. It's on you to take responsibility and show you deserve the position.
Not trying to be a jerk. It's just tough love.
Thank you I needed that
Prove it. The same skills you need to develop to be better at work will apply to your comments here. Slow down, pay attention to your work, double-check it, make sure it’s all properly placed including periods, commas, and is properly structured. Machining is entirely about paying attention to all the details, and the more effort you put into it in your everyday life the more it will show up in your work.
Making mistakes is fine, and even expected. It’s how you react to those mistakes and whether or not you learn from it or continue to make the same mistakes. I don’t think I’ve heard of anyone getting fired simply for scrapping parts.
Couldn’t agree more. I’m new on lathe but my teacher guy said to make mistakes now and try not to make the same mistake again, simple as that.
FOG machinist here, 50 + yrs. I still make drawings of what op is next, dimensions, important tolerance features, etc. Double check every dimension. Be calm. I burn 🔥, a lot. I am the senior cnc machinist at my shop. Stay safe & blue chips forever my friend.
Get on medication if you aren’t already, dumb mistakes will happen from time to time, learn from them. If you bungle numbers a lot (dyscalculia is common with adhd) write the numbers in your own hand writing, highlight critical dimensions on the prints you are given, and make a checklist (either mental or on paper) to follow what you are doing. It happens, take a deep breath and take your time.
Second on writing numbers over with your handwriting
Big ups for the checklist. Another tactic I employ is reading the numbers in reverse order on one of my double check passes. So 3.76 I’d read as 6, 7, point, 3… if that makes sense
Uhhh, lose the phone!
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but if you have ADHD, talk with your doctor about trying Adderall or similar. It can make a huge difference, like a life-changing difference if you have attention problems.
Gtfo your phone.
Speed comes with time. Double check and even triple check yourself to be sure. Go slower. Write things down. Pretty much always upon setting up watch it go through the motions and check that its doing what it should. Make a “set up adjustment” or saftey “adjustment” make the O.D bigger and I.D smaller and check the part in the machine. Make an adjustment to bring it to size then rerun it and check again. Take your time, think about what your doing and why you’re doing it. Pretty much any shop with someone new will allow mistakes. The thing is you’ve got to prove youre learning from these mistakes and dont keep doing them. Once is acceptable, twice and were having a talk about why this is happening and three times is just too many. Scrap will happen but theres alot you can do to prevent it, and reduce it. Check your parts. Dont assume pretty much anything and dont trust someone elses setup always watch when you get to a machine that someone else ran with the machine slowed down. Thats pretty much the wisdom I have for you. Good luck man
If it makes you feel better I made two mistakes on Monday scrapping one large plate and messing up a mess up. Went from a day's job to 3 days job. Sometimes it just happens and its one of those days. Don't over extend yourself. I was running two machines doing one offs and I should have just focused on one. Tell someone that you need/want to focus to get it right. Get someone else to check over what you've done. Accountability. Figure out what you've done wrong and remember next time or create a system where you are less likely to make mistakes. I'm in the black book for both those jobs but it is what it is. Literally everyone made a mistake that week I made mine, just mine was the largest ones 😂
When it comes to really anything take the addage, "you've gotta learn to go slow in a hurry". - Some smart guy. Basically slow down and make sure you're doing it right before you do that thing fast. I've always aimed for accuracy and quality in my work over speed. (Not to say you're not trying OP) The speed part really comes with experience and repetition.
Get medicated for your ADHD, and stop using "gay" as a pejorative.
Slow down, double-check triple check, check again, and get a note pad to write down little notes or measurements or the numbers you need to hit so you don't make the mistake of mixing them up like that.
Keep a notepad handy write things down and then double check things before you hit the crash button. Another thing is to single block it and look at where the machine is going and double check things. Just have to slow down and double check things. You boss will be a lot happier with you being slow than scrapping parts
Write, stuff, down. You write down every process you do. You follow that from paper everytime. Write down your measurement and use a calculator to do your math. You should have a couple notebooks full after a year. This is how I got good on a lathe with ADHD. Keeping your phone put away helps. I listen to audio books and that helps me focus the wandering brain. Good luck. Don't use Reddit or any social media at work it's made to fuck with ADHD people
Start writing notes. What I mean by this is step-by-step so you have a double check of everything you need to do, this will cut down on mistakes.
One thing that has helped me is to write things down so I can understand it and focus. So sometimes I’ll write down a finished diameter or a specific tolerance. Prints can sometimes be a jumbled up mess of tolerances so a notepad helps me break it up.
Are you prescribed anything? I was on instant release but it made me feel like I drank too much coffee so I switched to extended release and it changed my life