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  • Cutting off Stainless

    From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 5 11:22:43 2022
    First off, I hate abrasives for this. Makes it a three step job. Cut,
    grind, turn. If I don't grind the burr damages the turning tool. Maybe
    not every one, but often enough. Yes HSS is more tolerant, but I also
    have to resharpen it.

    I still think a shear tool of some kind might work best for the smaller
    pieces, but I also make inserts from 1-1/2 inch stainless. I would just pre-order them cut to length (with some tolerance maybe), but of my
    three best suppliers for stainless:

    1. charges to much to cut.
    2. Seems to have quit offering cut to length.
    3. I never know when I will receive a cut length order. Last time I
    canceled after 2 months.

    Currently I bandsaw on the horizontal one piece at a time slightly over
    length, and then face both ends to length. Since this part is used in
    batches of 9 or 11 the hands on time adds up. Particularly if I sell
    more than a couple of the part they go in. Its a profitable part, but I
    still begrudge the time.

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  • From Snag@21:1/5 to Bob La Londe on Wed Jan 5 13:58:18 2022
    On 1/5/2022 12:22 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    First off, I hate abrasives for this.  Makes it a three step job.  Cut, grind, turn.  If I don't grind the burr damages the turning tool.  Maybe not every one, but often enough.  Yes HSS is more tolerant, but I also
    have to resharpen it.

    I still think a shear tool of some kind might work best for the smaller pieces, but I also make inserts from 1-1/2 inch stainless.  I would just pre-order them cut to length (with some tolerance maybe), but of my
    three best suppliers for stainless:

    1.  charges to much to cut.
    2.  Seems to have quit offering cut to length.
    3.  I never know when I will receive a cut length order.  Last time I canceled after 2 months.

    Currently I bandsaw on the horizontal one piece at a time slightly over length, and then face both ends to length.  Since this part is used in batches of 9 or 11 the hands on time adds up.  Particularly if I sell
    more than a couple of the part they go in.  Its a profitable part, but I still begrudge the time.


    That 1 1/2 inch steel , is that wide or thick ? Have you considered
    plasma cutting ?
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  • From Bob La Londe@21:1/5 to Snag on Wed Jan 5 16:06:14 2022
    On 1/5/2022 12:58 PM, Snag wrote:
    On 1/5/2022 12:22 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
    First off, I hate abrasives for this.  Makes it a three step job.
    Cut, grind, turn.  If I don't grind the burr damages the turning
    tool.  Maybe not every one, but often enough.  Yes HSS is more
    tolerant, but I also have to resharpen it.

    I still think a shear tool of some kind might work best for the
    smaller pieces, but I also make inserts from 1-1/2 inch stainless.  I
    would just pre-order them cut to length (with some tolerance maybe),
    but of my three best suppliers for stainless:

    1.  charges to much to cut.
    2.  Seems to have quit offering cut to length.
    3.  I never know when I will receive a cut length order.  Last time I
    canceled after 2 months.

    Currently I bandsaw on the horizontal one piece at a time slightly
    over length, and then face both ends to length.  Since this part is
    used in batches of 9 or 11 the hands on time adds up.  Particularly if
    I sell more than a couple of the part they go in.  Its a profitable
    part, but I still begrudge the time.


      That 1 1/2 inch steel , is that wide or thick ? Have you considered plasma cutting ?



    It would take one heck of a plasma cutter. Its 1-1/2 inch round
    stainless. It would take more work to finish too I think.



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  • From Jim Wilkins@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 6 06:36:56 2022
    "Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:sr5893$1fis$1@gioia.aioe.org...

    It would take one heck of a plasma cutter. Its 1-1/2 inch round
    stainless. It would take more work to finish too I think.
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