MotoX
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2011
- Location
- Enid, Oklahoma
Does anyone here have any experience using a hydraulic 6 jaw chuck? For the past 15 or so years we just used a standard hyd 3 jaw at the lowest pressures possible and even with pie jaws I get deformation. This is minimal but with tolerances getting ever tighter, and the boss pushing to get out of oil/gas sector and into aerospace, my bet is that I'm needing better work holding.
Machine is a Cincinnati TC250M with a fanuc control.
Material is mainly babbitt lined bronze in the 3/16 to 5/8 wall thickness. Sizes range from 2.0" to 9.5" These are finishing operations so feed rates are light and cutting forces small. Max rpm is 2k on smaller parts, 1200 on larger parts.
Ive got a quote on the smw at 25K and around 35K installed (the hydraulics have to be changed).
I have not received a reply from schunk, even after 4 attempts to get a quote. I've also tried talk to an apps engineer to ask them if this is their best chuck for this, and still nothing.
I'm also not sure that these chucks are the best possible way to hold my parts. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
I'm also worried about the adaptability of these chucks for different parts. They seem to have less serrations than a typical 3 jaw. Currently i have about 60 part #'s and they all have their own set of jaws.
Chuck will be the 250MM size.
Clamping Technology
"SJL-C" on this page, looking at the serrated, not T&G.
Application Chucks - SMW-Autoblok US
Before i drop 35k on a chuck, i would like some input from anyone that has some insight.
Machine is a Cincinnati TC250M with a fanuc control.
Material is mainly babbitt lined bronze in the 3/16 to 5/8 wall thickness. Sizes range from 2.0" to 9.5" These are finishing operations so feed rates are light and cutting forces small. Max rpm is 2k on smaller parts, 1200 on larger parts.
Ive got a quote on the smw at 25K and around 35K installed (the hydraulics have to be changed).
I have not received a reply from schunk, even after 4 attempts to get a quote. I've also tried talk to an apps engineer to ask them if this is their best chuck for this, and still nothing.
I'm also not sure that these chucks are the best possible way to hold my parts. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm all ears.
I'm also worried about the adaptability of these chucks for different parts. They seem to have less serrations than a typical 3 jaw. Currently i have about 60 part #'s and they all have their own set of jaws.
Chuck will be the 250MM size.
Clamping Technology
"SJL-C" on this page, looking at the serrated, not T&G.
Application Chucks - SMW-Autoblok US
Before i drop 35k on a chuck, i would like some input from anyone that has some insight.