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When you learn a new machine and new software, with no formal training on the machine and a "gun to the head" because it needs to be making parts,..... "

Sounds like: "I'm sorry Officer, I didn't take Drivers Ed or get a license, I had to get to town"

There are very few cases in life where you can blast in with no knowledge or training and expect good results. Yours is yet another example that proves the point