MikeCapon
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| posted on 29/4/11 at 07:43 AM |
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Water jet cutting
I recently need some thin (0.25mm) shims for a project I am working on. These are normally 'fine blanked' which is a sophisticated
pressing technique with some pretty expensive tooling.
Not wanting to spent four figures on tooling to make just 100 small shims I looked around to try and find an alternative.
Water jet cutting is well known for cutting thicker material but this sort of wafer thin spring steel is much harder to cut without distortion and
burring at the edges.
andyw7de on here though found me a solution to my dilema by sandwiching the shim between sheets of perspex and cutting through all three layers at the
same time.
On top of that he received the material one morning and the 100 shims were cut and shipped the same day  
They say that you can do it right, you can do it fast, you can do it cheap... Pick any two.. Andy managed all three.
So, if you need any parts cutting give him a try. When you find out how reasonable his prices are and how well he works you'll not bother
spending hours angry grinding and filing to make the parts you need.
Thanks Andy.
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Miks15
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| posted on 29/4/11 at 08:37 AM |
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yeh i can also recomend andy, great guy and always does reasonable prices with good turnaround.
Need some more bits cutting soon actually so hell be getting some more business soon!
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40inches
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| posted on 29/4/11 at 08:48 AM |
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+2
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andyw7de
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| posted on 29/4/11 at 08:49 PM |
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Thanks for the comments guys
we try our best to please
cheers
Andy
Speed is just a question of money !
How fast do you want to go ?
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flak monkey
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| posted on 29/4/11 at 09:02 PM |
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Had lots done by Andy and its all been spot on.
Need some more soon 
Sera
http://www.motosera.com
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