Small Dia, Deep hole in Aluminium
Small Dia, Deep hole in Aluminium
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I am looking to drill Ø1mm (0.0393")holes through 90mm (3.5") thick Aluminium (ACP 5080), there will be approximately 3000 holes in each tool, and there are 4 tools.
Can anyone advise if this is possible with a drill rather than using EDM (which in my experience tends to be slow)
the holes need to be clean and round on the top surface, however, wandering or out of shape on the bottom is OK.
I was thinking waterjet, but 1mm may be a bit small?
any advice welcomed
Can anyone advise if this is possible with a drill rather than using EDM (which in my experience tends to be slow)
the holes need to be clean and round on the top surface, however, wandering or out of shape on the bottom is OK.
I was thinking waterjet, but 1mm may be a bit small?
any advice welcomed





RE: Small Dia, Deep hole in Aluminium
RE: Small Dia, Deep hole in Aluminium
Thanks
Steve
RE: Small Dia, Deep hole in Aluminium
http://www.winbrogroup.com/index.htm
Here are two others that I'm familiar with that offer different approaches to your problem.
http://www.starkindustrial.com/drilling.asp
http://www.mollart.com/pdfs/microdrill.pdf
RE: Small Dia, Deep hole in Aluminium