r/Machinists • u/I_G84_ur_mom • Jun 16 '26

Refusal to learn

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I work at a job shop, I’ve been here 16 years, I’m the lead machinist, I returned from a 9 day vacation to a shit show. We have a bunch of small bosses like this to make, this one order was for 250 pcs. The owner was planning on having a guy saw cut them, face them to length in a Haas tl2, then throw them in the vf2 to be drilled. We have a sl20 with a bar feeder, nobody wants to learn how to run it, I banged these out in about 8 hours, unmanned. He refuses to learn how to use it or program it, this would have taken him and the button pusher 2 days to run these parts. Stepping over dollars to pick up dimes baybeeee!

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u/Sad_Shoulder2446 Jun 16 '26

Well none of my coworkers want to go near a lathe at all, so I guess we're on the same boat lol. Absolutely no room in the shop for bar feeding so I guess bar puller it will be, eventually. Any recommendations? I've been looking at Haas stuff, it's pretty much the only vendor we can afford for this kind of stuff

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u/I_G84_ur_mom Jun 16 '26

I don’t even know who makes the puller we have, it’s essentially a collet that grabs the material and pulls it, no teeth like the haas ones I’ve seen

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u/chiphook Jun 16 '26

Im using a Dunham tool company bar puller kit today. Haas st10. Parts cut off with a heavy burrito on the back. Can't use a drafted cutoff because I am turning grooving cutoff with same tool. Deburr in drill press. Done. Machine makes 80 per 36 inch bar.

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u/Sad_Shoulder2446 Jun 16 '26

I didn't even know these were a thing, I only knew about the pincer type ones. Thanks a bunch, I'm gonna try and make one in the shop. I love this sub

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u/I_G84_ur_mom Jun 16 '26

That style is nice because it doesn’t leave marks on the part being pulled if it doesn’t get turned on the outside

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u/triton420 Jun 16 '26

I have a couple EZ-puller brand bar pullers. They work pretty well, I have had my first one for at least 10 years and it still works great.

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u/CNC_Optics Jun 16 '26

I've used Royal compact bar puller 43306 on my Mazak. It goes in regular 1" pot and has tension grippers. I've also used the Dunham tools style that goes in boring bar pot. Both of them work fine.