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Machined the pedestal binders today. These hold the journal openings rigidly in alignment and prevent them from spreading open.
These took a surprisingly long time to make for what they are. I started with 3/16” square stainless stock and had to cut one side to 5/32. To keep the stock from warping I cut .015, then .01” then .005” flipping the material each time so it stress relieved evenly. Then milled to length. After that there were two machining operations. Even with CNC it still took about 4 hours to make these, even though there was maybe only 30 minutes of actual machining time.
These took a surprisingly long time to make for what they are. I started with 3/16” square stainless stock and had to cut one side to 5/32. To keep the stock from warping I cut .015, then .01” then .005” flipping the material each time so it stress relieved evenly. Then milled to length. After that there were two machining operations. Even with CNC it still took about 4 hours to make these, even though there was maybe only 30 minutes of actual machining time.