Hello,
Machining n00b here (another damned engineer). I am looking to have a part machined on a swiss screw machine. It has a complex helical profile requiring the tight tolerances of a swiss screw machine, a .75" OD, and eventually I'm looking to have a 600-1200 mm long part made.
I know next to nothing about swiss screw machines. I'd like to avoid refixturing if I can, is there some kind of continuous feeder that I should be looking for which is capable of precisely feeding the part into the machine? Am I just looking to use the wrong kind of machine? If I include features for re-indicating the part, can a swiss machine pick that up?
I'm looking to hit a .001" profile tolerance over the 800-1200mm, for what it's worth. I'm aware of many of the challenges here, and am just trying to get a start on it.
Any help or guidance on equipment I should be looking for in a vendor is greatly appreciated!!!
Machining n00b here (another damned engineer). I am looking to have a part machined on a swiss screw machine. It has a complex helical profile requiring the tight tolerances of a swiss screw machine, a .75" OD, and eventually I'm looking to have a 600-1200 mm long part made.
I know next to nothing about swiss screw machines. I'd like to avoid refixturing if I can, is there some kind of continuous feeder that I should be looking for which is capable of precisely feeding the part into the machine? Am I just looking to use the wrong kind of machine? If I include features for re-indicating the part, can a swiss machine pick that up?
I'm looking to hit a .001" profile tolerance over the 800-1200mm, for what it's worth. I'm aware of many of the challenges here, and am just trying to get a start on it.
Any help or guidance on equipment I should be looking for in a vendor is greatly appreciated!!!