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Recent content by alperin

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    Glare Reduction

    Update: Prototype units with a 0.5mm thread pitch and sharp pointed thread crests came out very well. Significant glare reduction from the non-threaded model.
  2. alperin

    Glare Reduction

    Thank you for the feedback. For the first article I've specified a .5mm pitch and we'll see how it turns out. The optical black finish looks very interesting and I'll keep it in mind for future applciations. This one, however, is medical, and if we change any materials we will have to do...
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    Glare Reduction

    Does anyone have any experience with glare reduction inside a bore? Specifically we are looking to machine internal threads into an aluminum bore (black anodized finish)and plan to machine AR threads. Can anyone suggest a thread form to use, thread angle, pitch??
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    Creating Mold Core + Cavity

    Actually I like your approach of foregoing the wire holes. I can add them after the core and cavity have been created. I am still getting errors when I go to tooling split. I removed the extruded cut features taht make the wire holes. Created the parting line and surfaces, and when I go to...
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    Creating Mold Core + Cavity

    For our latest project we are creating a silicon mold to encapsulate a wire splice. The part itself is very simple geometry, however, this is my first time making a mold and I am having trouble. I have basically been following the solidworks tutorial for the mold of the phone body, but...
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