Manufactured in-house, sent out for grinding, and then our inspection department spot checked a few that were good and sent them off to DLC plating. It's possible inspection missed the corrosion since it only affected a handful of the parts and they only spot checked a couple. Plater claims...
Long story short, we ran several dozen parts from 316SS and sent them off for DLC plating. The plater sent a handful of them back saying they were damaged. Upon inspection, the parts were covered in what appears to be a salt or calcium type powder and after cleaning it off there is pitting into...
I am going to be making a few outer races for a custom sprag clutch and need some input on how to best achieve the required specs. The attached picture is the model of the outer race shown with an integrated sprocket machined into it. The highlighted blue surface is where the sprags will...