implmex
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2002
- Location
- Vancouver BC Canada
Hi All:
I have been making parts for a customer that I don't want to do anymore.
The reason is, they need them in much bigger quantities than I can realistically supply with my mix of machines.
This is a perfect little Swiss job or live tooled subspindle lathe job; dirt simple parts, apparently in lots of 10,000 (not sure but those are the quantities they're talking).
Attached are pictures.
The smaller part is about 1/8" diameter the stem is about 0.047" diameter.
Some of these will be made without stems.
The larger part is about 3/16" diameter.
These ones will always have a stem.
Tolerances are reasonable =/- 0.001"
Material is 360 brass.
The whole job is getting custom form tools made up for milling the bum shape and making a custom collet for the subspindle op on the bigger parts (the small ones are round so a standard collet will do the job).
My cutter was a single lip HSS form cutter, cut on the wire EDM and it worked pretty well but it's done a few hundred now and it's getting tired.
My lathe doesn't have live tools and no subspindle so you can imagine what a pain in the ass it was to mill them on the Haas, then clock them in on the lathe, then turn them and part them off, then hand work the part-off tit under the microscope with a sharp knife. (I was only ever going to make ten parts to prove out the concept... I've done a couple of hundred now and I'm getting cross-eyed and heartily sick of these every time another order comes up.)
The customer has gone to AB Tools on my recommendation and Alfred has advised them he can make the cutters, so no hassles there.
Anyone want to quote these?
If you are interested, I can email you the customer's contact information and you can deal direct; I have no plans to take a cut on these.
Let me know by PM or on the public forum as you prefer.
Cheers
Marcus
Implant Mechanix • Design & Innovation > HOME
Vancouver Wire EDM -- Wire EDM Machining
I have been making parts for a customer that I don't want to do anymore.
The reason is, they need them in much bigger quantities than I can realistically supply with my mix of machines.
This is a perfect little Swiss job or live tooled subspindle lathe job; dirt simple parts, apparently in lots of 10,000 (not sure but those are the quantities they're talking).
Attached are pictures.
The smaller part is about 1/8" diameter the stem is about 0.047" diameter.
Some of these will be made without stems.
The larger part is about 3/16" diameter.
These ones will always have a stem.
Tolerances are reasonable =/- 0.001"
Material is 360 brass.
The whole job is getting custom form tools made up for milling the bum shape and making a custom collet for the subspindle op on the bigger parts (the small ones are round so a standard collet will do the job).
My cutter was a single lip HSS form cutter, cut on the wire EDM and it worked pretty well but it's done a few hundred now and it's getting tired.
My lathe doesn't have live tools and no subspindle so you can imagine what a pain in the ass it was to mill them on the Haas, then clock them in on the lathe, then turn them and part them off, then hand work the part-off tit under the microscope with a sharp knife. (I was only ever going to make ten parts to prove out the concept... I've done a couple of hundred now and I'm getting cross-eyed and heartily sick of these every time another order comes up.)
The customer has gone to AB Tools on my recommendation and Alfred has advised them he can make the cutters, so no hassles there.
Anyone want to quote these?
If you are interested, I can email you the customer's contact information and you can deal direct; I have no plans to take a cut on these.
Let me know by PM or on the public forum as you prefer.
Cheers
Marcus
Implant Mechanix • Design & Innovation > HOME
Vancouver Wire EDM -- Wire EDM Machining
