Turning Thin Walled Stainless Steel
Turning Thin Walled Stainless Steel
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I have a problem and am not sure what to do. I have a part and it is to be made from stainless steel round bar stock. The wall thickness that is called out is .030" and the length is 1.00". The id tolerance is +/- .001. Any ideas on how this can be machined without crushing the part? The part is not a tube, one end is a thin walled tube the other is a solid end with a small drill hole. I was thinking maybe finishing the id and centerless grinding the od down to size, but I think this will crush the part also. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
jdm
Regards,
jdm
"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." Albert Einstein





RE: Turning Thin Walled Stainless Steel
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RE: Turning Thin Walled Stainless Steel
Second solution for serial production is using Swiss type lathe (if the outer diameter is less than 17mm. because I remember that you can clamp max Ø17mm for this type of machine such as citizen cincom)
But first of all please try the traditional way. It seems like the wall thichness and length is ok for a tolerance of ±0.001" on od. Please try between centers or chuck-center methots.
RE: Turning Thin Walled Stainless Steel
RE: Turning Thin Walled Stainless Steel
Regards,
jdm
"Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." Albert Einstein
RE: Turning Thin Walled Stainless Steel