Machining airspace parts please heeelp!!!!!

[Boyan Silyavski]

Its not very clear what you are doing exactly, obviously is one thing machining 200mm thick part or 10mm thick part. But from what i have seen and know- what you are doing is done usually either using a vice and parallel plates below part, either 2 piece vice for long parts, parallels if needed and a combination of screws and clamps.

Skimming flat on mill is achieved by fly cutter, for your case best would be custom heavy duty fly cutter so you cut at once as much wide as possible. meaning made so that is reinforced with disc.

[Billythefish]

It is clear what hoezap is doing. The only way to really speed it up is change the process. He is already wiring. Wire the whole job. The speed increase is seen when the part is sliced...

[magicniner]

It is clear what hoezap is doing.

We bow to your greater knowledge ;-)

[Billythefish]

lol... thanks! its nice to be appreciated

Maybe hoezap can post some pictures to make it even clearer...

[m_c]

So wiring gives a better surface than machining?

My interpretation, is they're surfacing both sides of the plate, but I'm not sure if the wiring is being done before or after the surfacing...

[JAZZCNC]

The speed increase is seen when the part is sliced...

No it's not cleat at all.!! . . . . Where does he say he slices the part with this fixture.? . . . Your assuming this.!

To me it sounds like they are Wire cut to rough size and he's doing the Finish passes.? . . .But this isn't clear.

[magicniner]

No it's not cleat at all.!!

My thoughts exactly, and my humour was lost on the expert

[Clive S]

My thoughts exactly, and my humour was lost on the expert

I thought at the time that the sarcasm was lost with the sunbed towels.

[magicniner]

sunbed towels.

Ooh, now that's a bit harsh, and don't mention the ***!
;-)

[Billythefish]

Ok.

Machining for machinists.

I post here to help and learn. Other guys are posting to do the same. Lets forget towels and sunbeds for a minute.

If you know nothing about a subject don't post rubbish. It's not stupid not to know. It's stupid not to say you don't know...

Helping - wiring is an electro machining process - short for wire edm. It is used to make very accurate shapes and surfaces in very hard materials where necessary. Much more accurate than milling. Usually it is the last process as the material has been pre-machined in a semi hard state, heat treated then wired to finished form. Maybe it is then spark eroded to add further features.

I work with these procesess thus I understand the original posters question. It is clear you have absolutely no idea about this subject, zero. The original poster asks some interesting questions - he is also working in this area. I have no idea what you do. For sure you know things I do not. Is it not better to learn from each other?

Thanks and in order to enjoy the sunbeds try getting up more ealy!

BF