Shoutout to my old Mazak for hitting 50,000 hours on the spindle

The maintenance guy just showed me the readout and I swear the thing should have died years ago. Anyone else have a machine that just refuses to quit?

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rivera.nathan1mo ago

Reminds me of my old car that just wouldn't die.

seananderson1mo ago

Got a different take on that. Seen a few old Mazaks run that long, but they're usually held together with baling wire and prayers by that point. The real story is the mountain of cash spent on parts and downtime to keep it limping along.

terrymitchell8d ago

Ever read that article about sunk cost fallacy with old machines? You keep throwing money at it because you already spent so much, not because it makes sense. That's how shops end up with those "million dollar" Mazaks.