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  • 3 January 2020 at 15:53 #444476
    Bruno Taylor
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      @brunotaylor21701

      Here are two of the six split axleboxes l have just finished machining. The cast iron stock weighed in at 14lb. The six axleboxes weigh 1lb 4oz, a 91% wastage rate. I doubt if that's a record. Unless you know better.2246 Axleboxes.jpg

      3 January 2020 at 15:53 #1895
      Bruno Taylor
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        @brunotaylor21701

        Machining Axleboxes

        3 January 2020 at 18:02 #444507
        Martin Connelly
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          @martinconnelly55370

          I have some rotabroach type cutters. Where possible I use these to remove most of the metal from large holes as the waste slug out of the centre is useful raw material. I have just done some parts where some aluminium alloy slugs provided the material to make some cylindrical spacers.

          Martin C

          3 January 2020 at 20:05 #444528
          duncan webster 1
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            @duncanwebster1

            friend of mine had a subcontract machining job in some exotic material, he made more selling the swarf than producing the components

            4 January 2020 at 09:50 #444595
            larry phelan 1
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              @larryphelan1

              As my friend say,s "There,s money in scrap, lad "

              4 January 2020 at 10:19 #444600
              Michael Gilligan
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                @michaelgilligan61133
                Posted by Bruno Taylor on 03/01/2020 15:53:44:

                .

                […] a 91% wastage rate. I doubt if that's a record. Unless you know better.

                .

                It’s certainly up there in aerospace territory, Bruno : **LINK**

                MichaelG.

                4 January 2020 at 14:19 #444622
                Neil Wyatt
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                  @neilwyatt

                  As Captain Picard was wont to say "Make it so, Mr Swarf!"

                  Neil

                  4 January 2020 at 20:42 #444669
                  JC54
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                    @jc54

                    Now I understand why metal is so expensive. It must be a really skilled job to be able to pack all of that swarf into such a small volumewink

                    4 January 2020 at 21:18 #444673
                    TeVe
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                      @teve
                      Posted by Bruno Taylor on 03/01/2020 15:53:44:

                      ……. The cast iron stock weighed in at 14lb. The six axleboxes weigh 1lb 4oz, a 91% wastage rate. ……….

                      Swarf Engineering ?

                      6 January 2020 at 14:43 #444973
                      Norman Rogers
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                        @normanrogers37749

                        I manage 100% swarf rates quite regularly but that's more usually known as scrap!!

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