SDConcepts
Stainless
- Joined
- Mar 1, 2007
- Location
- warren, mi
I've got a customer that wants me to make some tees. the parts are 3/4 x 7/8 x 1/2 304 ss. here's what I've come up with...
1. automatic band saw saw 10000 blanks mount parts in a mill to square up saw cut, then put them on a fixture in a 4th axis to machine 3 additional sides. (holding for this may become a problem)
2. laser or water jet the blanks, put in 4th axis etc
3. don't know if I can afford this but buy a mill turn and have it spit out done parts one at a time machined off the bar automatically.
did I miss anything?
for the 4th axis fixture I'm thinking it would be about 16 inches long and could hold parts on 4 sides. may have to make 2 of these so that I can swap fixtures and load/unload off the machine. whats the best way to hold the parts down? I though about mittee bites that may grab them well enough.
the other option is to start from 3/4 x 1 stock and then mill a space between them I'd lose a lot of material this way, but it may be the most economical to save setup costs.
1. automatic band saw saw 10000 blanks mount parts in a mill to square up saw cut, then put them on a fixture in a 4th axis to machine 3 additional sides. (holding for this may become a problem)
2. laser or water jet the blanks, put in 4th axis etc
3. don't know if I can afford this but buy a mill turn and have it spit out done parts one at a time machined off the bar automatically.
did I miss anything?
for the 4th axis fixture I'm thinking it would be about 16 inches long and could hold parts on 4 sides. may have to make 2 of these so that I can swap fixtures and load/unload off the machine. whats the best way to hold the parts down? I though about mittee bites that may grab them well enough.
the other option is to start from 3/4 x 1 stock and then mill a space between them I'd lose a lot of material this way, but it may be the most economical to save setup costs.