Nathanhamler
Plastic
- Joined
- Oct 7, 2015
First post here, and I just had a quick question...I have a bench top mill and lathe, and I'm learning more as I go, but absolute precision isn't really on my radar for what I do...my tolerances are generally around .003" to .005, and I'm totally fine with that for my purposes....
But I've heard myths and urban legends that speak of people creating surfaces so perfect, that parts can actually "fuse" together....of course I can't believe these claims, as I've found no evidence beyond legend.....but, that being said, What is the absolute limit of precision with automated machinery, and hypothetically, how precise WOULD two surfaces have to be to "fuse" together at a molecular level lol....I feel it would take more than machining, there would have to be endless polishing involved as well...
Thoughts?
But I've heard myths and urban legends that speak of people creating surfaces so perfect, that parts can actually "fuse" together....of course I can't believe these claims, as I've found no evidence beyond legend.....but, that being said, What is the absolute limit of precision with automated machinery, and hypothetically, how precise WOULD two surfaces have to be to "fuse" together at a molecular level lol....I feel it would take more than machining, there would have to be endless polishing involved as well...
Thoughts?