Nerdlinger
Stainless
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2013
- Location
- Chicago, IL
We handle a range of tubes that need to be cut to length, chamfered (deburred) on both ends ID and OD, and clean up the outside (not to any specific dimension...just "clean". The smaller is probably 3/4" OD X 16 ga wall X 4" long and the largest is probably 1-1/4" OD X 3/16" wall X 24" long.
We currently 1) cut in automatic feed band saw 2) dump parts into baskets and put in degreases 3) put parts in a "tube facer" machine we made with two opposing drill heads where the part is clamped in a V-block then the drill heads approach both ends of the tubes with special cutters we made that hold carbide inserts that hit the outside edge, inside edge, and the end (so three edges are put on) in order to get the tube to the right length as well as chamfer the OD and ID 4) pass the tubes through a centerless grinder until the as supplied "scale" is removed so the part is clean and shiny and ready for plating.
This is a ton of "in the tub", "out of the tub", etc. handling. I could see putting the smaller tubes in a lathe to chamfer, turn, and cutoff but I can't do that on the 24" long tubes. Does anyone have any idea how tubes are cut to length, chamfered on both ends, and cleaned up on the OD??????? Thanks!
We currently 1) cut in automatic feed band saw 2) dump parts into baskets and put in degreases 3) put parts in a "tube facer" machine we made with two opposing drill heads where the part is clamped in a V-block then the drill heads approach both ends of the tubes with special cutters we made that hold carbide inserts that hit the outside edge, inside edge, and the end (so three edges are put on) in order to get the tube to the right length as well as chamfer the OD and ID 4) pass the tubes through a centerless grinder until the as supplied "scale" is removed so the part is clean and shiny and ready for plating.
This is a ton of "in the tub", "out of the tub", etc. handling. I could see putting the smaller tubes in a lathe to chamfer, turn, and cutoff but I can't do that on the 24" long tubes. Does anyone have any idea how tubes are cut to length, chamfered on both ends, and cleaned up on the OD??????? Thanks!