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04-26-2007, 10:50 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland
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|  Cutting 1/4 alluminum plate?
What's the best way to cut 1/4 or 1/8 inch aluminum plate for a chassis? I have access to a ~20" band saw w/ coolant feed, a CNC mill, plasma cutter, and some air powered dremel esque thing. Which should I use to cut out a ladder style chassis? I'm leaning towards the CNC, but whats the best way to setup the plate on the table?
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04-27-2007, 10:48 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Martinsburg WV
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Outside cuts - use the bandsaw Inside cuts - use the mill, unless your plasma cutter is capable of some precision work. (I've never had the pleasure of trying one, so I'm not sure how much clean-up work you'd be left with) Last edited by Big Mike; 04-27-2007 at 10:50 AM. | |
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04-27-2007, 11:07 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: West Omaha
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Plasma doesn't usually do aluminum to nice. It is so hot is melts it to much. I agree with the other statments however.
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04-27-2007, 11:35 AM
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| PapaGriz Yo   Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In the garage building the wife a crawler
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See post #60: El Capitan gets a face lift for Moab | |
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04-27-2007, 12:08 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Merritt Island
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Double-sided carpet tape would make it so that it would take some force to pick it up, since you want absolutely 0 play in it. Quote:
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04-27-2007, 05:54 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland
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thanks for the responses, I'll probably do the whole thing in the CNC.
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04-27-2007, 09:25 PM
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| I joined the Band! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gardena,Ca.
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i use a 11hp cnc router with a 20hp vaccum table, i'm just spoiled  |
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04-28-2007, 01:12 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland
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I think I've got you beat diaz. It a GIANT machine, made by some f-something company. I can stand up in the enclosed milling area. It's not mine, but the guy is a freind of mine and he said i can use it when he's not prototyping for adidas.
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04-28-2007, 07:19 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Columbia TN
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04-29-2007, 09:02 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland
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no, it's like fedor. But it is about the same size as a VMC-15800 from Fem-Tec
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05-02-2007, 07:26 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: st. louis
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Fadal maybe? I have used them before, nice machines.
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05-04-2007, 07:37 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: LaSalle
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use the ban saw just watch your fingers please or it could mess of your throttle fingel lol just be careful
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