realityrat
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- Jun 5, 2020
I have to modify a slide for a Glock handgun. My company has a patent and we need to modify the slides to accept a new rear sight. If you research the material the Glock slide is made from:
"Glock barrels and slides are made from quality steel which has been treated with a special "Tenifer" process. This colorless carbo-nitrate formula enriches the steel with oxygen, sealing its pores. Tenifer makes the steel extremely hard (as hard as industrial diamond on the Rockwell scale) and corrosion resistant. The steel will not scratch or rust, period! In fact, the slide is so hard you can use it to sharpen your knives."
That comes straight from Glock's website. I know the hardening is only about 3 microns deep but I still need to mill thru that 3 microns so I was wondering if anybody has any experience with this and can recommend some cutting speeds. The endmills used are only .25", .1875", .125" diameters and a .25 x .125 keyway cutter so I know the chip load will have to be low but I have no idea about the SFM.
I know it's a long shot but if anybody has any recommendations for the speeds and feeds it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help.
"Glock barrels and slides are made from quality steel which has been treated with a special "Tenifer" process. This colorless carbo-nitrate formula enriches the steel with oxygen, sealing its pores. Tenifer makes the steel extremely hard (as hard as industrial diamond on the Rockwell scale) and corrosion resistant. The steel will not scratch or rust, period! In fact, the slide is so hard you can use it to sharpen your knives."
That comes straight from Glock's website. I know the hardening is only about 3 microns deep but I still need to mill thru that 3 microns so I was wondering if anybody has any experience with this and can recommend some cutting speeds. The endmills used are only .25", .1875", .125" diameters and a .25 x .125 keyway cutter so I know the chip load will have to be low but I have no idea about the SFM.
I know it's a long shot but if anybody has any recommendations for the speeds and feeds it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help.