T. Jost
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Jan 28, 2007
- Location
- Hillsboro, Kansas USA
I have a customer asking if I can do some milling on some ceramic break pads. It is an odd-ball one-off retrofit. I would need to be able to face the total thickness down and drill/bore and ream for dowels from the back (through the steel backing plate and into the ceramic pad material.) I would also have mill the pads to a slightly different shape. My question is, Have any of you tried milling ceramic brake pad material? Will carbide end mills and an inserted face mill cut it? As far as drilling and reaming do I need carbide reamers & drill bits or will cobalt hss bits cut it? Any suggestions or cautions would be welcome.
Todd
Todd