I want to thank everyone for their input and while some of the suggestions have been tried, there are some I am looking forward to experiment with. Should it take me a while to follow up on these posts it means I am off trying some of your suggestions. Please continue to submit your input and I...
Thank you funnelguy for the input. I already have in place all of what you have suggested except for the larger OD cutter and the eye on the special tool holder. The spacing is process specific and cannot be changed (spacing is relative to the required placing of the slot and the number of bars...
Point noted mrainy and I am aware of the principles. This particular project has become a science in my organization with me as the Doctor. But I am at an end for knowledge and at this point tricks. I designed the tool after my predecessors many attempts of type of cutter and grade of cutter...
The set-up is rather rigid. The machining cycle for the whole operation is 55 minutes for the six position. Stacking them five high is a cost per piece benefit. Material is 4140-Rc25 cutting with 600RPM and 28IPM. Five ganged cutters eah with 20 teeth and cuts 0.080" and 0.063" width...
Interesting thought though I do not have the technology on hand to find that sweet spot. The cut is an agressive one and TiCN have not been too kind as far as performance, so I use TiALN which serves me best. Anyway do you have any contacts for outside services with the technology to identify...
I am machining parts on a MAZAK horizontal two pallet, six station table and is experiencing menacing machining noises during the cutting operation. The tool is a ganged cutter of five slot cutters assembled to produce a 0.060"W x 0.380"D.O.C. on five 0.242" thickness bars at a...
