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26-04-2013 #1
Good spot...perhaps I could sell to banjoists or maybe back to the drawing board ;-)
Joking apart, that's just the blade for EADG...there's a small gap of 1mm & then B & E get their own blade/treatment (I didn't want to cloud the issue, hence only showing the EADG blade!)
I just don't think I could get the accuracy for a 1.6mm width cut ...& all places I've been in touch with (admittedly only Ebay metal suppliers), can't seem to cope with anything that can't be guillotined (anything less than about 13mm cut width seems to get a "No can do, guv" type response)
Alas, stainless is no good for this application (stainless isn't very magnetic, and the material I need to use must be very magnetic)
I'd pondered one of these....
http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalo...ng-and-Bending (I can get 1.6mm steel cut 33mm wide) ...then I'd only have the 4mm strip to cut - but I reckon a 4mm strip will curl/deform (& then there's a gripping square problem as it's beinf fed in)
They tout this precision shear as having little deformation....
http://www.monstermarketplace.com/es...p-metal-cutter but only available Stateside & it'll cost a pretty penny for them to put it in an oversize jiiffy bag & post it to me!Last edited by HankMcSpank; 26-04-2013 at 08:51 PM.
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26-04-2013 #2
I'd think laser or waterjet will give the cleanest 'as cut' edge with minimal distortion, however I'd think you'd really need to get them ground after that to get a clean edge.
However I'd guess laser/waterjet will be pretty expensive unless you go for a large batch. Grinding would involve somebody with a surface grinder and small vice.
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27-04-2013 #3
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28-04-2013 #4
Magnetic chucks are only any good for items with large flat surfaces, not holding a small flat bit on edge.
A small vice mounted on the magnetic chuck, with the metal spaced appropriately would work fine.
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28-04-2013 #5
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28-04-2013 #6
It would be fine for that, but not for doing the edges which is what the OP is looking for.
One option would be cut them from slightly thicker metal, then grind them to thickness.
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28-04-2013 #7
Or stack multiples on edge together and grind the lot?
If the nagging gets really bad......Get a bigger shed:naughty:
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