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A new hire asked me why we still keep the old paper manuals in the shop office.
My boss, who started on manual mills in the 80s, overheard and said, 'Because the power goes out, but the pages don't,' and that simple line about redundancy really stuck with me.
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roberts.diana5d agoMost Upvoted
Ever have a tablet or laptop battery die right when you need a spec? We keep a binder of the most common machine setup sheets next to the old manuals. It's saved us a ton of time when the network is slow or someone's using the main computer.
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hugo375d ago
Yeah, that binder idea is solid. We ended up laminating the most critical setup sheets and taping them right to the machine cabinets. It's a little extra work up front, but you never have to go looking.
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