CatMan
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2005
- Location
- Brandon, MS
Question,
I've got a fabrication project coming up that will involve some tapped holes.
Most all the material will be cut on a laser. Thickness will be 3/16 or 1/4. Hot roll steel sheet.
My question is, can the laser cut out the holes so I can go back later and tap them?
Hole size in question is 3/8-16. I'd have the laser burn them to around 5/16" dia and then tap them when I got them. Is there a hardened layer I'll have to tap through?
Another thought I had was get the laser to cut a 1/4" hole for position, then I could drill a 5/16" hole and tap that hole I just drilled.
Suffice to say that the laser bed has enough locating precision for this project.
I've got a fabrication project coming up that will involve some tapped holes.
Most all the material will be cut on a laser. Thickness will be 3/16 or 1/4. Hot roll steel sheet.
My question is, can the laser cut out the holes so I can go back later and tap them?
Hole size in question is 3/8-16. I'd have the laser burn them to around 5/16" dia and then tap them when I got them. Is there a hardened layer I'll have to tap through?
Another thought I had was get the laser to cut a 1/4" hole for position, then I could drill a 5/16" hole and tap that hole I just drilled.
Suffice to say that the laser bed has enough locating precision for this project.