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Originally Posted by sgreco
I'm curious as to why you chose to stack plates instead of just cutting a thicker plate? I can understand if it was really thick for cost purposes, like over a half an inch, but wouldn't it be easier for a 3/8 piece to just cut one from a thicker piece of metal? I suppose if you're laser cutting then thicker aluminum isn't an option on all lasers because of aluminum's reflective properties.
I've also always been curious, are your parts lasered of waterjetted?
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Our parts are lasered. We use 1/8" plates stacked instead of thicker plates for two main reasons:
1. The laser does have some "blow out" which will affect the tooth profile in thicker materials.
2. Our shop stocks 1/8" 6061 aluminum, so we can get it without a special order. When I'm trying to get 24 hours turns, I try not to make our shop do anything they don't normally do for production.
-John