Hi all,

 

Need some advice where I can get something done. I need some holes cut into some 1mm metal sheet. The holes will be about 11/12 cm's in diameter and have to be an accurate cut. What sort of company should I be looking for?

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

Hi all,

 

Need some advice where I can get something done. I need some holes cut into some 1mm metal sheet. The holes will be about 11/12 cm's in diameter and have to be an accurate cut. What sort of company should I be looking for?

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

 

Yellow pages, metal fabricators or engineering companies.

Cheers bud. Any idea what sort of engineering compay, precision?

 

Vijay

One of these company's should be able to do it on a Flowjet cutting system.

http://www.applegate.co.uk/engineering/pselect/ps_7202.htm

These guys are in London-

http://www.applegate.co.uk/engineering/company/co_1000184.htm

they list precision engineering and waterjet cutting

cheers bud :) Look like a complicated way of cutting holes!! lol

cheers bud :) Look like a complicated way of cutting holes!! lol

or a local engineering shop with cnc mills. it can be done very easily and cheaply!

 

how many holes and what "metal" is it?

Hi all,

 

Need some advice where I can get something done. I need some holes cut into some 1mm metal sheet. The holes will be about 11/12 cm's in diameter and have to be an accurate cut. What sort of company should I be looking for?

 

Cheers

 

Vijay

 

Hi Vijay,

 

There's a laser cutting CNC unit near my work - reckon that sounds a possibility.

either laser or waterjet, plasmas wont give you a massivly high quality cut.

what is it you want exactly have you drawn it up in autocad or somthing? Or have you got a drawing of it?

2 peices of 400x200x1mm steel, each of them with 2 holes cut out of them :)

 

Not got a drawing but can easily do that

try these guys off uxbridge road in southall. they do everything like that.

Ring Engineering

Engine Rebuilding & Reconditioning (Workshop & Repair Centres) based in the Beaconsfield Roadarea of Hayes

Tel: 020 85614553

Address: Unit 15 Tudor Works, Beaconsfield Road Hayes Middlesex UB4 0SL

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Vijay. this is a serious question. what tolerance you after?

 

To be honest any shop with a CNC or waterjet system would be able to do the job for you

I've allowed 3mm for any problems. Went to 3 engineering shops today, 2 said they couldn't do it and the 3rd wants 60 quid.

 

Vijay

I've allowed 3mm for any problems. Went to 3 engineering shops today, 2 said they couldn't do it and the 3rd wants 60 quid.

 

Vijay

how much :shock: shame your so bloody far away!!

btw 3 mm is a huge tolerance :rofl:

3mm lol.. i could do that with my leatherman!

lol, or even a normal hole saw.

I've been told I have to allow for 1mm of paint on the edges on the inner edges so will reduce it by 2mm. 1mm Sounds a lot for paint though :( That's how I got the 3mm tolerance

3mm. mate if you have allowed that center punch it and do it yourself. Way yoou where talking I was thinking 0.001"

Think I've got that wrong, if you mean how much can the engineering shop be out, I want it perfect down to a hundreth of a mm

 

Is there an adjustable hole cutter than will cut 1mm steel sheet that I can use myself?

if you want it that perfect then youl need a shop to do it. It probably take them 20 minutes to set up and your looking at £50-100. iF you want it done cheaper than that youl have to get lucky or know a mate in the trade.

cheers bud, think I'll be paying the 60 quid to get it done properly ;)

Ask your local university or college. They'll have all the equipment necessary for this sort of thing.