Does anybody out there offer custom aluminum milling?

[THarrison]

I need to have some custom aluminum centering rings made for a big project, but do not own a mill. I could go to a local machine shop but was wondering if any rocket vendors were capable of this type of machining. I know Pat Waite used to say he could cut aluminum, but the email I had for him bounced. The material will likely be 1/2" aluminum plate.

Todd Harrison

 

[patelldp]

You have a lathe, and CR's are round...get to it!

 

[THarrison]

You have a lathe, and CR's are round...get to it!

No go... They are cluster rings

 

[dixontj93060]

I don't know if this helps, but Patrick recently provided a new contact email on RP. It is: [email protected].

 

[5x7]

This looks like it's limited to 10mm thickness, but I saw this in another post or forum and they seemed reasonable:

https://www.frontpanelexpress.com/

 

[GaryT]

You can try Brad at https://www.bmicad.com/ He's the owner of the Co and an L2, Tell him I mentioned him.

 

[jsdemar]

No go... They are cluster rings

If you have a large enough chuck plate, mount the ring off-center and mill the holes with the lathe. Might have to add counter-balance weights on the plate. This is an old-school method for doing stuff like this on a lathe. How big is the overall diameter of the centering ring?

-John

 

[bobkrech]

I second Gary's suggestion. I met Brad at NARCON 2009. BMI would be an excellent choice, and they're reasonably priced.

Bob