Calling all metal heads, I need a favour pleaseeeee.
I have some 6mm steel rods that need a slot milling in them, do we have the facilities in house to do so? And if so would anyone be able to help me out! I am a complete novice when it comes to metal working.
The dims of the rod is: 6mm diameter x 62mm long
And the slot needs to be: 2.5mm x 26mm in the centre of the rod
Its for a prototype backpack sternum strap system im working on.
Ok. A1 steel is stainless, hard and moderately difficult to machine. However there’s a chance we can do this. If you leave the rods there tomorrow I will have a look at them when next in and see what can be done. Fingers crossed we have what’s needed to machine these.
Finally what sort of precision are you looking for / what are they being used for?
Precision isnt super important as its just for testing a proof of concept at this stage - Part of a strap system for a backpack. If successful I will be ordering bespoke machined parts from Accu.
Slot needs to go all the way through the bar- to create a hole in it to allow a strap to be fed through. and the 2.5mm is the required width of the slot, please!
I will let you know where I have left the bars tomorrow.
Bored at work so here’s a drawing, NB the 23.5 is the centre to centre of the two end radii, ie how far you’d have to move an end mill to make the slot.
