The boss is always the last to know. That extra flute gives you a better core, so you can push it harder without chatter. It's a free upgrade if your machine has the rpm. We saw similar gains on our old Fadal just by switching tooling brands.

Saw an article about airlines keeping paper charts as a backup. Makes you wonder why we rushed to throw everything out.

Ever feel like your gear is held together by duct tape and hope? My old setup was so bad I was basically heating the whole neighborhood, so I get what @michael_king74 means about cheap fixes paying off. Finally caving and replacing the worst parts was a game changer for my sanity.

My shop in Tulsa had me doing nothing but AR builds for like six months straight. You gotta push back a little or you'll get stuck. Start telling people you're booking two weeks out for Glock work but can do a 1911 trigger next day. They'll spread the word and it'll balance out.

Yeah, we did something like that last summer too.