Problem Statement
The issue with buying soft jaws arises with increased costs to the college. Soft jaws in a machine shop are a necessity for learning in-depth, complex machining operations. Due to the limitations of soft jaws being a one-part fixturing method, this becomes costly. Therefore, the need for an in-house solution was prominent.
Bill Of Materials
| Name | Size |
Qty | |
| 1 | 6061 Aluminum Stock | 1.5" x .75" x 6" | 6 per Cycle |
Tooling List
| Soft Jaw Drilling Operation | ||
| Tool # | Tool Description | Tool Size |
| #1 | Spot Drill | 1/2" |
| #12 | Drill | 11/32" Drill 5/16" Drill Body |
| #13 | Drill | 13/32" Drill 3/8" Drill Body |
| #29 | Flat Endmill | 1/2" |
| Soft Jaw Final Operation | ||
| Tool # | Tool Description | Tool Size |
| #60 |
Face Mill | 2" |
| #29 | Flat Endmill |
1/2" |
| #37 | Custom Slotting Endmill |
Dia - .781" Shaft Dia .5" |
%
O9910
(Using G0 which travels along dogleg path.)
(T29 D=0.5 CR=0. - ZMIN=0.1519 - flat end mill)
(T37 D=0.781 CR=0. - ZMIN=0.1569 - slot mill)
(T60 D=2. CR=0. - ZMIN=0.675 - face mill)
N10 G90 G17
N20 G20
N30 M59
N40 G0 M140
(Face1)
N50 T60 M6
N60 T29
N70 S3820 M3
N80 G17 G90 G94
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N400 G0 Z1.275
N410 G17
N420 M5
N430 G0 M140
(2D Contour2)
N440 M9
N450 M1
N460 T29 M6
N470 T37
N480 S3800 M3
N490 G17 G90 G94
N500 G54
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N8950 M5
N8960 G0 M140
(2D Contour3)
N8970 M9
N8980 M1
N8990 T37 M6
N9000 T60
N9010 S734 M3
N9020 G17 G90 G94
N9030 G54
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%
O9810
(Using G0 which travels along dogleg path.)
(T1 D=0.5 CR=0. TAPER=90deg - ZMIN=-0.25 - spot drill)
(T12 D=0.343 CR=0. TAPER=118deg - ZMIN=-0.88 - drill)
(T13 D=0.406 CR=0. TAPER=118deg - ZMIN=-0.88 - drill)
(T29 D=0.5 CR=0. - ZMIN=-0.5 - flat end mill)
N10 G90 G17
N20 G20
N30 M59
N40 G0 M140
(Drill2)
N50 T1 M6
N60 T12
N70 S5000 M3
N80 G17 G90 G94
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N190 M5
N200 G0 M140
(Drill3)
N210 M9
N220 M1
N230 T12 M6
N240 T13
N250 S5000 M3
N260 G17 G90 G94
N270 G54
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N360 M5
N370 G0 M140
(Drill4)
N380 M9
N390 M1
N400 T13 M6
N410 T29
N420 S5000 M3
N430 G17 G90 G94
N440 G54
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N520 M5
N530 G0 M140
(Bore1)
N540 M9
N550 M1
N560 T29 M6
N570 T1
N580 S5000 M3
N590 G17 G90 G94
N600 G54
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