anyone wanna quote me to cut some ally?! and....

[Robin Hewitt]

Tips for getting a quote...

You have a rectangular pocket with rectangular bulges inside it.

The gap between bulge and pocket sets the maximum tool size.

Suggest you make the gap as big as you can and then radius the pocket corners to fit that tool.

Should have a tolerance. I suggest your best tolerance for a quote off a hobby site is... "How close could you cut it without making it expensive?".

Aluminium bar comes in 4 metre lengths so if you only want one you may want to supply the material. Add an allowance so there is somthing to hold on to.

Robin

[robmurf]

Robin

MANY thanks for the reply, really helpful, I appreciate it.

Those bulges don't need to be rectangle they could be any shape, e.g. I guess round following the shape of the holes? I just need something to give the holes a wall thickness, you know what I mean? I drew them as rectangles because I sort of assumed it's be simpler to machine, probably completely wrong!

I'm also re-doing the drawing to make the pocket corners a radius rather than square which i assumed would also get the drawing thrown back?

Thanks for advice on tolerances too. I don't really know yet what tolerance I need! I know that's the WRONG thing to say but I am going to work it out somehow before submitting drawings/files for quote...

I'm working on re-doing the drawings now will post asap, if you get a chance to look again, that'd be really cool!

Thanks again :o)