Well, little did I think this day would come so sudden, but it did, and I'm honestly not sure what to think about it.
I had my biggest, possibly major crash on the VF2ss trunnion today, which did not sit well with my nerves.
A little backstory;
After getting the jobs finished up for new clients, my boss put me back on the truck marketing pieces to get those finished up at long last. I quickly ran through the finishing toolpaths (cutting the windows, engravings, and highlights) pretty quickly without incident. However, when I was happy with all the changes and was about to run the final cycle and walk away, there came the machine crash.
What happened was the tool somehow thought it would be a good idea to mill out the base of the trunnion instead of the part and subsequently had a nasty crash. The strange thing is, I didn't make a single change to the toolpath that caused that crash; I only made changes to the following ones that were not linked in any way.
My boss had me walk away from it and let the machine rest overnight before trying to fix or run anything, just to let it settle, and probably, let me settle as well before any more catastrophic events.
Thankfully (it could have been worse), it appears that the crash wasn't quite as bad as I was initially thinking and maybe a flesh wound. The endmill broke, and the tool holder is shot, but other than that, it seems that the 5-axis trunnion doesn't have too much lasting damage. I will find out for sure tomorrow, though.