I have a hydraulic cylinder application where my customer wants the cylinder stamped ASME Sect VIII.
Problem is that the head and the barrel flange are sealed by an oring groove on the bore and not on the face as given in all of the sample flanges. There is an o-ring face seal on the flange...
We cut melamine (phenolic/paper composite) bonded to an .018" (although some are as thick as .12") aluminum substrate. No problems with delamination. There is a bit of a mark where it first pierces, but the holes (.1" smallest) are very good quality for size and position. The pierce is very...
We have cut painted steel and melamine coated aluminum.
Not much different from bare metal. Buy it with pvc coating to protect the sheet. Etching Aluminum is not very good on a CO2 laser, I think YAG has a better wavelength for Aluminum. It will crack the focus lense. The beam forms a puddle...
We have the same laser.
For a quick fixture
Take a piece of 11 ga steel or sst and cut to size needed for the base of the fixture. Cut an upper piece to act as a banking edge or pocket. Make both pieces with holes in same location and rivet together. Drill & tap a couple of 1/4 UNC holes for...
