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Machining advice

Machining advice

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Hello, I am new to this forum. Does anyone know of a good online resource for machine tool advice. I am designing a component to be machined from aluminium but it will require some delicate features at considerable depth (up to 10 x diameter of cutter). I would like to find out what's reasonably achievable before I progress too far....


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RE: Machining advice

hi Again

I should of added, if you have manufacturing centre on site I would make a sketch and go and talk to someone either a machinist or a manufacturing engineer, failing that phone up a local machining company they are usually quite willing to help.

desertfox  

RE: Machining advice

Can it be done with EDM?

RE: Machining advice

Machining is for machinist not the designer. Ask a machinist if it can be done like you wish, work with him.

RE: Machining advice

Delicate features at considerable depth?

I imagine you are choosing aluminum over steel because of it's machinability.  However, if you are willing to go to a steel and if this is a one-off or few-off, DMLS might be the way to go.

The costs seem to run about 2x-3x that of an SLA, but for something with alot of fine detail, it might be cheaper than machining.

Chris Loughnane - Product Design

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