A small note on a print can create a surprisingly large amount of confusion.
“Deburr all edges.”
“Break all sharp edges.”
“No sharp edges.”
Those instructions sound simple, but they can mean different things to engineering, purchasing, quality, and the machine shop quoting the work. One team may expect normal burr removal. Another may expect every edge to have a visible chamfer. A quality inspector may reject a part because an edge “feels sharp,” even if the drawing never defined what sharp means.
That is where hidden cost starts. Read More
