On Dec 2, 2008, at 7:51 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What do you guys use as the quickest and best cost effective and > time-effective way to finish flat surfaces before the parts are > Anodized? > The parts are 8"x6"x3" Al boxes made from square tube with a few slots > and holes CNC'd in so the surfaces are still the raw surfaces. > I can CNC the boxes with a flat-face-mill , but wonder if there isnt > something else you know of that is maybe a bit faster as I need to > clamp > and turn each side for the mill if I want to do it that way.
If you have a bunch of them to do then rig an A or B rotary axis ( probably with tailstock). It could even be hand indexed and locked in place. Some people would polish each face on a abrasive flat belt and be done with them. It depends on how much precision you need. Good Luck. Dave > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win > great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in > the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
