Engineering Drawing: No Surface Finish
Engineering Drawing: No Surface Finish
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I'm putting together some basic engineering drawings for a plastic injection molder. I was going through and indicating surface finishes when it dawned on me; I'm not sure how to indicate that no addition finish is necessary. There are several surfaces or parts that are not visible to the user, and don't need additional texture, just the machine finish of the cut mold is fine. Is there a standard to indicate this, or is it assumed to be the case unless otherwise indicated? How should I indicate this in my drawings? Thanks!





RE: Engineering Drawing: No Surface Finish
In terms of the drawing aspect you might want to ask over in the GD&T forum forum1103: Drafting Standards, GD&T & Tolerance Analysis . In terms of what default finish for plastic parts is, there are a couple of dedicated plastics forums.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
RE: Engineering Drawing: No Surface Finish
Just a few here
SPI Finish Guide Typical Applications
A-1 Grade #3 Diamond Lens / Mirror – requires 420 SS material
A-2 Grade #6 Diamond High Polish parts
A-3 Grade #15 Diamond High Polish parts
B-1 600 Grit paper Medium Polish parts
B-2 400 Grit paper Medium Polish
B-3 320 Grit paper Med – Low polish
C-1 600 Stone Low Polish parts
C-2 400 Stone Low Polish parts
C-3 320 Stone Low Polish parts
D-1 Dry Blast Glass Bead Satin finish
D-2 Dry Blast # 240 Oxide Dull Finish
D-3 Dry Blast # 24 Oxide Dull finish
Then molders might have their own "standard"
http://www.protolabs.com/injection-molding/fundame...
Personally for applications that aren't critical I avoid specifying anything.. I find that many times its better to under specify that over..
But I also discuss any molded parts with the molder during the quotation process and might ask them what they recommend too..
My one molder just likes that I put "light edm finish"
RE: Engineering Drawing: No Surface Finish
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RE: Engineering Drawing: No Surface Finish
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