So I am not a machinist but I am looking to buy aluminum and stainless steel rods and maybe some other stuff for some projects I have been thinking about. Where is a good place to buy these (or general metal goods) online? I don't trust amazon
Thanks!
Asker A30 urethane. About as squishy as a mousepad and super rubbery. Knives were too slow & tore the edges up bad. Tried a dremel but it caught on the rubber, jumped outta my hand, and gave me a teeny tiny little small nick on my finger. Scissors ain’t cutting it either. Any ideas?
1 in diameter tool for ID grooving one inch 100 thou deep
We have always been a "casual" shop, meaning no formal uniform is required. We are given company branded t-shirts that are optional to wear, and there's really no restrictions on pants other than no shorts as they provide no protection for the lower legs. They simply want us to be safe and go home without injury at the end of the day.
Have yoga pants become acceptable attire for machine shop employees? The company I work for has always employed women and up until recently they all were showing up in jeans as we all do. A few of them have decided to start wearing yoga pants claiming they're not as hot for summertime. How the hell are yoga pants an acceptable form of protection from anything in a machine shop? Am I out of my mind here or should I go to HR about this?
Any tips for stuff like cutting hard materials? Material knowledge? Trigonometry? Safety? Programming ? Any tips Is appreciated
I do not do any machining or metal work and have no use for this monster. Would like to look into getting it into the hands of somebody who could use it, or if not, scrap it.
Tried to add more photos, but it won't let me for some reason. Says Carlton, Cincinnati O USA, 4 ft arm on 11" col.
Pardon my ignorance. I just inherited a milling machine and lots of tooling. Some of end mills appear very old.
Bonus pics of some interesting homemade pieces.
im no machinist just a hobbiest who has used machines similar in the past, I was mostly wondering if anyone could tell me anything about this lathe got it for 500$ everything works.any ideas on possible worth?
Infinite wisdom seems to have struck Lexus when they made the steering rack for my RC. Instead of making the entirely replaceable tie rod freely available, they expect you to drop >1.5k for an entire electric power steering rack. There are no part numbers on the existing part, nor on any parts diagrams - its a complete dead end. In the spirit of not humouring total bullsh*t, I've bought a tie rod with the correct total and installed length (based on the worn one that came off the car). Only catch is that it has the wrong thread diameter but the correct pitch. I need the wheel-end thread sized down to M15x1.5 from M16x1.5. Any advice on if this is a simple job for a machine shop or am I going to run into some major problems with such an incremental change?
Hello! So I have a small machine company who focuses on fiberglass and molding. We stamp out every part with this machine but i feel there has to be a better way because we are constantly up keeping it.
The machine is an old stamp press, still works fine but it's more the actual stamp that I'm having issues with. The stamp is made with steel rule that's replaced when it dulls or chips. The base is a polyurethane blend I think? The person who made them passed away sadly so I'm not quite sure.
The problem I'm having is the stamp either doesn't cut through the fiberglass all the way (it's a continuous strand cut and baked into sheets) or the base gets so blown out and deteriorated that the pieces get stuck in the crevices and I have to mill down the base repeatedly.
Is there a better way to do all this? A better material to use? I inherited this business and am trying my best to modernize it, so I'm open to all ideas that won't take a long time to adapt. Thanks so much for your time!
I own a hardware store and we sell rigid welded wire mesh rolls, approximately 40x40 mesh.
Each roll weighs around 30–50 kg, they are fairly wide, and we keep several different types in stock. Right now, when a customer orders something like 3 or 4 meters, we have to move the roll to an open area, unroll several meters, measure it, and then cut it.
The main problems are:
it takes up a lot of floor space;
it wastes a lot of time;
the mesh is very stiff and difficult to handle;
we do not have 3–4 meters of permanent free space in the warehouse;
and I do not want employees lifting and swapping 30–50 kg rolls every time a different mesh type is needed.
I have looked at industrial decoiling, straightening and cutting machines, but the ones I find are huge and extremely expensive, far beyond what makes sense for a small hardware store.
I am looking for a manual or semi-automatic solution that could stay installed against a warehouse wall.
One idea I had was to build several modules holding 2 rolls permanently, one above the other, with some kind of roller guide, length counter, and possibly a second spindle that rewinds the amount being sold, so we would not need to lay 3 or 4 meters of mesh across the floor.
Hey guys,
I have ordered mills with 4mm shank and a collet adapter for 6mm to 4mm. This should have been a temporary solution because I only have a 6mm and 3.175mm collets and the 4mm one takes forever to ship. Unfortunately a wrong sized adapter got delivered and I need the 4mm mills over the weekend.
How bad of an idea is it to mill my own adapter from S235 steel for single use only? I don't have more suitable steel available. I mainly worry about runout because it would be for milling steel which is already demanding on my machine.
Has anyone tried this already?