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Surface Finish Spec

Surface Finish Spec

Surface Finish Spec

(OP)
I started a discussion in thread301-372488: Engineering Drawing: No Surface Finish , but was asked to also post in this forum...

I'm putting together some basic engineering drawings for our injection molder. I'm adding some surface finish specs, but in many cases where the part is not seen by users, or is not critical, I'm not sure what to put. I don't have a specific texture I need, and am fine with them leaving it unfinished; using just the cut surface of the mold without any secondary operation. Is there a specific notation I can use for this? What would some pretty standard 'unfinished' values be if I should put an 'unless otherwise stated' value? Thanks!

RE: Surface Finish Spec

You can add a note "Finish: non-cosmetic".

Chris, CSWA
SolidWorks 14
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RE: Surface Finish Spec

Generally, you should only specify surface texture when and where necessary. To avoid something really horrible, it's OK to have an "unless otherwise specified" callout in the title block but make sure this is not too restrictive. The molder is not going to want anything too rough as that may interfere with the release of the part from the mold. Are you familiar with the SPI mold finish guide? Most mold makers will use these numbers. I generally specify something like "D-2 or better" except where we have specific requirements.

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RE: Surface Finish Spec

(OP)
SPI Mold Finish Guide is helpful, thanks. I guess I just don't want to specify anything too constricting so as to increase production costs, but I suppose D-2 is reasonable.

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