The Scrap Bin Is Not a Spare Parts Store: Separating Worn Cutting Tips From Serviceable Spares
Why Tip Triage Belongs in the Workshop Management Routine In many fabrication workshops, used cutting tips move from the torch station to a nearby bin with little ceremony. The bin may hold recently removed tips, damaged tips, unidentified tips, and occasionally brand-new spares that were opened for a job and never returned to stores. That…