I ignored the spindle load meter for 2 years, then a 0.4 jump saved my tool

We run a 2008 Haas VF-3 at the shop in Toledo, and I always thought the load meter was just a fancy light show. Then one afternoon it spiked to like 0.4 over normal on a finishing pass, and I stopped the machine before a holder full of inserts grenaded. Turns out the drawbar was pulling weak, and that little number caught it. Anyone else trust the load meter more than their gut these days?

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the_holly18d ago

Fancy light show" is being generous, mine usually just makes me feel like I'm watching a screensaver. But yeah, I had a spindle start sounding like a blender full of rocks and the meter barely ticked, so now I just assume it's lying to me most days. That 0.4 jump is the load meter finally earning its paycheck, not gonna lie.