Hi All,
I’m working on an application that uses a 2” square tube for a linear guide rail. The tubes are cold rolled and are fairly accurate right from the steel supply house, but we want to pursue additional accuracy by surface grinding the tube walls, removing minimal stock to achieve full cleanup across each face. Each tube is 2” x 1/8” wall and 32” long.
Id guess we would need to take off about .010 to .015 to achieve full cleanup.
My questions below:
- is it feasible to surface grind tubes like this? Is 1/8” wall thick enough to avoid resonance/ringing?
- what flatness would be achievable on each face? The surface would be 2” x 32”. Is .005 achievable?
I’m working on an application that uses a 2” square tube for a linear guide rail. The tubes are cold rolled and are fairly accurate right from the steel supply house, but we want to pursue additional accuracy by surface grinding the tube walls, removing minimal stock to achieve full cleanup across each face. Each tube is 2” x 1/8” wall and 32” long.
Id guess we would need to take off about .010 to .015 to achieve full cleanup.
My questions below:
- is it feasible to surface grind tubes like this? Is 1/8” wall thick enough to avoid resonance/ringing?
- what flatness would be achievable on each face? The surface would be 2” x 32”. Is .005 achievable?