# New bit destroyed

**URL:** https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/new-bit-destroyed/2443
**Category:** General Chat
**Created:** [September 12, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/new-bit-destroyed/2443 "2023-09-12T01:03:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![ronnierozier2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@ronnierozier2](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/ronnierozier2)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2023, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/new-bit-destroyed/2443/1 "2023-09-12T01:03:53Z")

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Just wanted to show the group what happens to a bit when it hits a metal insert in your spoilboard at 19,500 rpm running about 550ipm. New bit that had about 3 minutes on it. Luckily it wasn’t one of my expensive Amanda bits.

 ![IMG_4656](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/c/c8c385468f4ca5a1e0625f617946c4bf192d92d7.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_4657](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/avidcnc/original/2X/c/c2b92a12444cf425e6fafcbcee0c4ea960b70f1e.jpeg)

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### Author: ![JayBates](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.avidcnc.com/jaybates/32/2379_2.png) [@JayBates](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/JayBates)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/new-bit-destroyed/2443/2 "2023-09-12T16:51:36Z")

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Another one bites the dust! It won’t be your last, unfortunately. I smoked a $120 bit by running it into a steel bolt for one of my hold downs. Lesson learned.

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### Author: ![ronnierozier2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@ronnierozier2](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/ronnierozier2)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/new-bit-destroyed/2443/3 "2023-09-12T17:06:21Z")

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Jay,

I feel your pain lol

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### Author: ![ronnierozier2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@ronnierozier2](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/ronnierozier2)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/new-bit-destroyed/2443/4 "2023-09-12T17:07:38Z")

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It crashed pretty hard I’m now wondering if I should check my tram again with my tram dials

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### Author: ![GarthJones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5ac83/32.png) [@GarthJones](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/GarthJones)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/new-bit-destroyed/2443/5 "2023-09-12T20:27:07Z")

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I would check the tram if this happened on my machine. That has happened to me a time or two, and usually the tram was off afterwards.

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### Author: ![ronnierozier2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@ronnierozier2](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/ronnierozier2)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/new-bit-destroyed/2443/6 "2023-09-12T22:27:27Z")

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For good measure I’m going to check it tomorrow before I run the machine again