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Drilling a stack of 1/4" plates
I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the
holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. I need .005" difference between hole placement in the plates. The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. |
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Drilling a stack of 1/4" plates
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 05:17:55 -0400, Tom Gardner mars@tacks wrote:
I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. I need .005" difference between hole placement in the plates. The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. I've been wondering the same thing, but with 5. I think I may be better off not having interchangeable parts. Sure would be nice to have one of those CNC machines, so one could machine them and it wouldn't matter if they got mixed up or flipped over. SW |
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Drilling a stack of 1/4" plates
Tom Gardner wrote: I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. I need .005" difference between hole placement in the plates. The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. You can do that easily if the mill head is true. Not sure why you would spot the holes with combination drill countersink. or do you mean center drill? |
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Drilling a stack of 1/4" plates
On Aug 19, 4:17*am, Tom Gardner mars@tacks wrote:
I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. *11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. *These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. *I need .005" difference between hole placement in the plates.. * The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: *Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? * In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? *I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. Since you have to counterbore 11 of the 15 holes, it would seem that you might save more time using counterbores with built-in pilots (type of drill bits) and do each plate individually. With the counterbores done on the mill, the pilot holds could be finished off on a drill press (if necessary) http://www.mcmaster.com/#=dos3is |
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On 8/19/2011 9:25 AM, jim wrote:
Tom Gardner wrote: I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. I need.005" difference between hole placement in the plates. The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. You can do that easily if the mill head is true. Not sure why you would spot the holes with combination drill countersink. or do you mean center drill? The Bridgeport is as perfect as any can be with very low hours, trammed to perfection. I guess it's worth some test holes. Yes, a "Center Drill"! Us old people have had many arguments over the years about the official name of the tool. Had I typed "center drill" I certainly would have gotten flack from other old people. |
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Drilling a stack of 1/4" plates
Tom Gardner wrote:
I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. I need .005" difference between hole placement in the plates. The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. I'd ream them; it shouldn't be necessary to tack them together if you have a decent set of clamps for your mill. Put them on top of a couple of cutoffs so that the drills and then the reamer can go all the way through. (or on top of a sacrificial piece of something softer than the parts.) Have Fun! Rich |
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Drilling a stack of 1/4" plates
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:31:03 -0700, Rich Grise
wrote: Tom Gardner wrote: I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. I need .005" difference between hole placement in the plates. The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. I'd ream them; it shouldn't be necessary to tack them together if you have a decent set of clamps for your mill. Put them on top of a couple of cutoffs so that the drills and then the reamer can go all the way through. (or on top of a sacrificial piece of something softer than the parts.) Have Fun! Rich For only 5 plates, with a DRO, I'd just do them one at a time and eliminate the possibility of screwing up all 4 at once. Likely be just about as fast too. If it was 40 or more it would be a good excuse to put an NC conversion on the mill. |
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Drilling a stack of 1/4" plates
On 8/19/2011 2:17 AM, Tom Gardner wrote:
I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. I need .005" difference between hole placement in the plates. The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. Back up just a minute, Tom. You wrote the plates are 8" x 6". that tells me right away they are not all the same size, but may be varying by 1/16 to 1/8 inch each way. Are they perfectly square? If I was going to do what you are attempting, I would stack them and clamp them on the mill table and sacrifice two of the 15 holes for roll pins that are smaller than what you will eventually drill those holes out to. Then drill your holes and mill the stack to the ultimate size needed. Paul |
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Paul Drahn wrote: On 8/19/2011 2:17 AM, Tom Gardner wrote: I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. I need .005" difference between hole placement in the plates. The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. Back up just a minute, Tom. You wrote the plates are 8" x 6". that tells me right away they are not all the same size, but may be varying by 1/16 to 1/8 inch each way. Are they perfectly square? If I was going to do what you are attempting, I would stack them and clamp them on the mill table and sacrifice two of the 15 holes for roll pins that are smaller than what you will eventually drill those holes out to. Then drill your holes and mill the stack to the ultimate size needed. For what he is doing it doesn't sound like it matters whether the edges are straight or square. It might look nicer if they were but it wouldn't add anything useful. -jim Paul |
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Drilling a stack of 1/4" plates
On 8/19/2011 11:34 PM, Paul Drahn wrote:
On 8/19/2011 2:17 AM, Tom Gardner wrote: I have to make four identical 1/4" plates that have 15 holes. 11 of the holes be countersunk for 1/4" socket-head countersunk screws that will be used to mount fixture parts, 4 of the holes are for #10 SHCS for mounting to the machine. These fixtures will hold wood blocks in a machine. I need .005" difference between hole placement in the plates. The plates are 8" x 6" My question is: Can I stack all four plates, tack weld them together and drill all four plates at once in the mill using the DRO to position the plates and have the top plate and the bottom plate be within .005"? In other words, will the drill wander more than .005"? I will use a combined drill countersink to spot the holes then drill undersized, then drill the 1/4" hole using all new drills. Back up just a minute, Tom. You wrote the plates are 8" x 6". that tells me right away they are not all the same size, but may be varying by 1/16 to 1/8 inch each way. Are they perfectly square? If I was going to do what you are attempting, I would stack them and clamp them on the mill table and sacrifice two of the 15 holes for roll pins that are smaller than what you will eventually drill those holes out to. Then drill your holes and mill the stack to the ultimate size needed. Paul The only thing that matters is the relationship of the mounting holes to the holes that fixture parts mount to. The outside dimensions don't matter as long as I have a (x=0, y=0) point on which to base all the holes coordinates. |
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