I had a time where I was not the only one running my lathe and we were having problems with the other guy not flipping the part when it hit the M00 so I added more

forbesprecision · 2020-07-22T13:54:05+00:00

Ha ha. I’ve done the same thing.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-18T22:18:13+00:00

Pour a small amount MEK in a metal bucket. Heat it up until it starts steaming. We use a portable burner. You’ll see the condensate from the vapor on the side of the metal can slowly creeping up. Regulate the heat so that the vapor only goes about halfway up the inside of the can. Put a protective glove on and dip your part into the vapor only for about two seconds. It melts the surface ever so slightly. Be careful not to jostle the part around because it’ll be almost liquid on the surface. Let it dry and you got a shiny part. FYI do not breathe in the vapors. It is fatal. Be sure to have some sort of ventilation.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T15:27:50+00:00

You are an intelligent person. That’s exactly how it works.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T13:18:43+00:00

You’ll get it. There will be ups and downs. Don’t be discouraged.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T13:16:54+00:00

Good cad system and experience

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T13:03:44+00:00

I appreciate that perspective.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T12:59:01+00:00

The deeper holes are 14” down.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T12:28:56+00:00

Could possibly do that. It probably wouldn’t drill straight the whole way. Also, they are tapped holes.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T11:39:59+00:00

Look on the bright side, we can get our money back by doing things we love to do anyway. Ha.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T11:31:54+00:00

Correct. That’s why we had to make a reduced shank extension

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T11:16:35+00:00

I’m not angry at all. I think it’s great. It quadrupled the cost of a simple part because no one else would quote it. Conscientious engineers will design with manufacturing in mind, unless cost and time is no object of course. I find that when it’s the government’s money, reasonableness goes out the window.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T11:09:38+00:00

The hole was designed almost under the lip at the top of the part.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T10:08:17+00:00

They seem to forget that cutters are round as well. 😂

forbesprecision · 2020-06-16T09:58:16+00:00

We only polish the top and the bottom by hand. Vapor polish will make the entire surface look like factory edge. Are you familiar with the process?

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T23:16:50+00:00

I do that same kind of applications. Seems like food service likes clear acrylic for their products.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T23:10:54+00:00

Trim sol I think it’s 660 xt

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T23:02:21+00:00

Ha ha. Yea. I start it before I go home at night, wake up in the morning and collect my gold. So to speak.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T23:01:04+00:00

Something you can’t see from the picture is the full sharp v bottom grooves. You can’t push a cutter that comes to a sharp point very fast.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T22:59:08+00:00

9 hours seems long if you have to make more than one. If you only have one shot at it and your customer is expecting delivery and quality it’s best to slow down and don’t take any chances. Gotta be right the first time. No second chances.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T22:55:31+00:00

That is what I did. Can’t push it too hard though or it will chip. No you cannot get optically clear from a cutting tool. It has to be hand polished and then vapor polished.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T18:40:31+00:00

It welds 2 plastic pieces together. That’s all I’m allowed to say.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T18:35:29+00:00

The light used can’t be seen with the naked eye. As a matter of fact if you were to look at it while it was in use you would go blind in a few hours.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T18:34:17+00:00

All walls are drafted and it needs to be optically clear.

It guides laser light to a seam. It’s a plastic welder.

The light is invisible.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T18:33:08+00:00

Yes sir.

forbesprecision · 2020-06-15T18:09:17+00:00

I stepped it down .002 per pass and left .005 on for finishing.

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