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

Posted by Jon Elson
on 2002-11-16 23:07:55 UTC
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

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Tom Murray 2002-11-15 13:12:17 UTC Cost estimate for machining of acme screws JJ 2002-11-15 15:19:35 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Dave Rigotti 2002-11-15 15:40:01 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cost estimate for machining of acme screws JanRwl@A... 2002-11-15 17:30:53 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Tom Murray 2002-11-15 18:31:59 UTC Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws JanRwl@A... 2002-11-15 20:04:14 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Jon Elson 2002-11-15 23:18:35 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Doug Fortune 2002-11-16 00:09:57 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws stevenson_engineers 2002-11-16 02:50:00 UTC Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Dave Rigotti 2002-11-16 04:58:51 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Brian 2002-11-16 05:45:11 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Bill Vance 2002-11-16 06:28:04 UTC [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Tom Murray 2002-11-16 06:49:17 UTC Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Ron Kline 2002-11-16 07:07:51 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws doug98105 2002-11-16 08:18:42 UTC Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Brian Pitt 2002-11-16 12:13:36 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Ron Ginger 2002-11-16 13:59:30 UTC RE: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Jon Elson 2002-11-16 23:07:55 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws JanRwl@A... 2002-11-17 14:27:48 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws Jon Elson 2002-11-17 19:44:32 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws thomasm923@a... 2002-11-17 20:33:16 UTC Re: Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws jeffalanp 2002-11-17 21:21:02 UTC Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws wanliker@a... 2002-11-17 22:40:23 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws bjammin@i... 2002-11-18 06:00:11 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws kdoney_63021 2002-11-18 07:27:19 UTC Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws bjammin@i... 2002-11-19 06:48:13 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Cost estimate for machining of acme screws