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    whbonney26

    whbonney26

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    I am looking for someone who can make something out of aluminum. Preferably on the north shore... Slidell- Hammond bit will consider a little further if need be.

    I basically need a piece of 1/4* aluminum that is 8 5/8* round and another that is 8 3/4* round which will act as a lip on the first one when cemented together.

    Or could be made out of one solid piece if someone has a CNC machine.

    It’s a very simple very straight forward design. I just don’t habe to stuff to do it.

    Here are a few pics of what I’m looking for.

    I just need it to be solid. I’ll cut the smaller holes and drill and tap the center.

    The second photo is a diagram to see what I’m looking for.
     

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    You know that you can cut aluminum with a regular jigsaw, right? And sand it with a belt sander....this could be easily done at your house....Unless it needs to be accurate to the thousandth of an inch....
     
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    stogie5150 said:
    You know that you can cut aluminum with a regular jigsaw, right? And sand it with a belt sander....this could be easily done at your house....Unless it needs to be accurate to the thousandth of an inch....
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    That will be my solution. Obviously being made of one piece instead of two would be ideal though.
     
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    whbonney26 said:
    That will be my solution. Obviously being made of one piece instead of two would be ideal though.
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    How much do you want to spend?

    Machining a billet round is going to cost you more than you are most likely willing to pay. If you do not require a 0.001" tolerance, you can do it yourself for much cheaper. However, if your plan is to combine two plates with a 0.625" overlap all around, you will have one hell of a time trying to do that by hand.

    IIRC, our machine time for lathe work was around $140/hr with a $2k minimum.
     
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    leadslinger972 said:
    How much do you want to spend?

    Machining a billet round is going to cost you more than you are most likely willing to pay. If you do not require a 0.001" tolerance, you can do it yourself for much cheaper. However, if your plan is to combine two plates with a 0.625" overlap all around, you will have one hell of a time trying to do that by hand.

    IIRC, our machine time for lathe work was around $140/hr with a $2k minimum.
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    Ouch, Yeah, that is def. more than I would spend on this project.

    Obviously cutting the lip would be hard by hand, if not nearly impossible.

    I would end up gutting two rounds plates. One 1/4 inch thick and then one much thinner at the extra width and trying to cement them together to get the lip.
     
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    whbonney26 said:
    Ouch, Yeah, that is def. more than I would spend on this project.

    Obviously cutting the lip would be hard by hand, if not nearly impossible.

    I would end up gutting two rounds plates. One 1/4 inch thick and then one much thinner at the extra width and trying to cement them together to get the lip.
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    I'll tell you what I would do, if I decided to make this by hand.

    Drill my centers through two appropriate thickness plates, then cut my rounds to appropriate size. Sandwich them together and drill/tap four holes (at 12, 3, 6, 9) for 1/4" socket head bolts. Bolting together will be infinitely better than an adhesive.
     
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    leadslinger972 said:
    I'll tell you what I would do, if I decided to make this by hand.

    Drill my centers through two appropriate thickness plates, then cut my rounds to appropriate size. Sandwich them together and drill/tap four holes (at 12, 3, 6, 9) for 1/4" socket head bolts. Bolting together will be infinitely better than an adhesive.
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    Thanks for the input. I will keep that in mind.
     
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    Paintball said:
    whbonney26 try Douglas Machine Works of Cut-Rite, Inc. in your area for a quote.

    If to high price purchasing a 1hp variable Speed Router and some metal cutting bits.
    https://www.lowes.com/pd/Bosch-1-HP-Variable-Speed-Fixed-Corded-Router/999928320
    https://www.amanatool.com/products/router-bits/aluminum-non-ferrous-metal-cutting-router-bits.html
    Aluminum rounds cut 1/2" for a solid 1pc construction.
    https://www.midweststeelsupply.com/store/6061aluminumroundbar

    Good luck.
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    Thanks.
     
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    This is another look at what I am trying to replace.

    I am wanting to replace this metal ring (first three pics in this post) with a solid aluminum piece.
     

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    There is also Broomes precision machine, on strawberry st behind big lots. Mr Darrel Broome is a great guy, he taught me quite a bit.

    Alternately, you could search the diameter and thickkness on google or ebay, you never know what you may find. Also, online metals and other web metal stores can make cuts and supply small quantities.
     
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