Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws

Tom Murray wrote:

>So we have rates ranging from $30 to $100 an hour. So far so good.
>The next variable in the equation is the time it takes to do this
>kind of work.
>
>Anyone?
>
>In case you are just tuning in:
>
>What is a rough estimate of the time it would take a competent
>machinist to machine the end of a 3/8" or 1/2" lead screw down to
>1/4"?
>
>

On my Atlas lathe, it would probably take a half hour for the first one,
and maybe 15 minutes
for each after that. With a 'real' lathe, it might get closer to 5
minutes each. It would take a
bit longer if you wanted the ends ground instead of a turned finish.

Jon