Operation checklists?

[veryuseful (Daren Lewis)]

I come from a checklist culture. I’m also often using my Shapeoko after work or late evenings on weekends when my competence isn’t at a high water mark. As a newbie I’ve developed my own checklist. I’m wondering what others use to remember all the setup and safety steps you’ve implemented.

Thanks,
Daren

[WillAdams (William Adams (Carbide 3D))]

There’s:

http://docs.carbide3d.com/general-faq/machine-operating-checklist/

A slightly updated version of that is now at the unofficial:

Machine Operation | Design into 3D

Note that many of our Assembly PDFs have a machine operating log/checklist page:

Setting up for a new machine and machine logs

We of course have a bit on this in our documentation (and we recommend using a notebook to track machine and endmill usage). We have a machine log on pg. 57 of: and since I’m trying to be more thorough in logging, I’m actually contemplating purchasing: and plugging a machine through it when I use it, and ensuring that I capture begin and end times. Anyone have any further suggestions or thoughts?

[veryuseful (Daren Lewis)]

Thanks… so it is obvious I need a couple checklists!