gundog
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- Joined
- May 31, 2004
- Location
- Southwest Washington USA
I want to make some simple hand knobs but I am not sure the best way to fixture the part. I know what I want to do I am just not sure it will work. This is the part from the Mcmaster Carr catalog McMaster-Carr At $6 each I can make them for my products for less. I have also purchased some off ebay that are cast but the fit and finish is not good they were $1.95 each. I have decided to try a batch and have the material coming my way tomorrow.
Do you think making a negative in some soft jaws would work holding 5 at a time or would some of the parts go flying? I will post a picture of the CAD file. I plan to make the hand knob side first then flipping the parts in some soft jaws and cutting the round hub side where they will be broke into the 5 parts.
Method 2 would be to cut the round hub side first and hold the round side in soft jaws and cut the hand knob side last. My fear is the parts won't clamp evenly and that will create an issue where some parts won't be clamped tight.
Do you think making a negative in some soft jaws would work holding 5 at a time or would some of the parts go flying? I will post a picture of the CAD file. I plan to make the hand knob side first then flipping the parts in some soft jaws and cutting the round hub side where they will be broke into the 5 parts.
Method 2 would be to cut the round hub side first and hold the round side in soft jaws and cut the hand knob side last. My fear is the parts won't clamp evenly and that will create an issue where some parts won't be clamped tight.