The problems I see with this design are : 1) A dowel pin hole should go down at least as deep as the diameter of the pin, for solid location and strength. If it does not the hole will bell quickly with normal use and stresses. 2) If you tap a pin down into them
Early in January of 2018 we completed our new tooling package upgrade, this is something we ordered in September of 2017 and it has all finally come in. It includes the best drilling, boring, threading and milling equipment made currently for all 3 of our CNC mills, and it was not cheap. As you may
Of course we suggest you buy one of ours, we spend a considerable amount of time ensuring they are exceptional, and if you manage to make something similar in quality you will spend considerably more (think thousands) than buying it here, but if you must, here are some tips: Our plates have .5005" +/-.0002 bores
In my experience it goes like this: Aluminum Fixture boards are for being able to cut into and modify while doing one off jobs until the board looks like swiss cheese, then you get another. Aluminum is very soft. Put a pin in a reamed hole, tap it on the side with a hammer and
Our pricing is based on cost of materials and machining time. The TT1634C is made of 4140PH steel. This is a VERY tough steel. It is expensive, it is difficult to grind, and it is difficult to machine. The end result is a plate that wont strip threads, and the bores wont bell out. Awesome
Here at Tosa Tool we have been making Modular Fixturing for Small Businesses and Hobbyists for almost 10 years now. In that time we have made a adapter plate or a modular "dohicky" for just about everything. We have hundreds of cad designs on our servers. We cannot stock all of these items. On several
One way or another if you are machining parts on the CNC you will spend money on fixturing, the trick is spending it smart, Accuracy: Tight tolerances insure confidence Flexibility: One set of Modular Tooling, unlimited fixtures Cost Savings: 1 Modular System replaces a lifetime of fixtures Time Savings: Typical Modular Fixture can be designed
Yes! We have 2 3d printers in house and a 3rd on the way (we are building it, 2'x3'x2'!) and we print in all types of media. We love 3d printing, it is a excellent match for our Solid Modeling and machining back round. It is very often a great way to make prototypes and
The first Aluminum modular plate was for a customer with a Tormach 1100 who machined wood. He didn't need steel and preferred Mic-6 Aluminum cast plate. Since then we have sold many Mic-6 versions of the Modular plates. I believe many hobby machinists machine mainly Aluminum and this is fine for their needs. I recently
Actually yes, I am starting a You Tube series on efficient part setup utilizing the modular components. It will be interactive and I will accept customer requests and examples. I will do several videos a month until I believe we have covered everything. I will also offer one on one instruction at my hourly rate