I've been asked at work the feasibility of cnc cylindrical grinding some aluminum parts. Material is either 6061 or 7075 likely T6 temper (I was not given more details than that). The parts are about 113" long and the OD is a little over 5". The entire OD needs to be ground to 5.XXX" +/- .001". To make matters more difficult the wall thickness is in the ballpark of .25". Is there anyone here that dare touch this job with a 10' pole and if so how would you go about it?
I'm fairly fresh to the world of grinding and any input or experience you can share with grinding aluminum is greatly appreciated even if it doesn't quite relate to my question. I'm interested to learn whatever I can.
I have access to machines that run 20" and 30" OD wheels, are just barely long enough to support the part on centers, and I have steady rests I can set up for additional support.
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I'm fairly fresh to the world of grinding and any input or experience you can share with grinding aluminum is greatly appreciated even if it doesn't quite relate to my question. I'm interested to learn whatever I can.
I have access to machines that run 20" and 30" OD wheels, are just barely long enough to support the part on centers, and I have steady rests I can set up for additional support.
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