Question: Is Precise capable of large hole boring?
Answer: Yes this year Precise Plate purchased new tooling for our large boring mill that allows us to bore large diameter holes. With our Z travel of 48" and "W" travel of 48" we will have capabilities of boring deep holes also. Our New Boring Mill has a 5" spindle and a lockable collet to assure large holes that are straight and true. |
Question: I have a pc of Aluminum that has a shape and cutouts in it. Is there an inexpensive way to order this plate.
Answer: Yes Precise Plate does offer water-jet cutting aluminum plate. It does not add a lot of time to delivery and since it is being water-jet oppsed to milled or drilled there is a cost saving there also. |
Question: Will Precise Plate do rush or emergency work on the weekends or after hours?
Answer: Yes. Precise Plate has for years done emergency work. We have men that are available 24 hours a day. We can cut plate, Blanchard grind, Surface grind, machine plates or even repair Mold Bases. This work can be scheduled for anytime or we can be gotten a hold of by cell phone for true emergency work. You can call Don Owen at 812-390-0770 to schedule work after hours. |
Question: On Blanchard grinding what is the typical flatness that is held when grinding?
Answer: Flatness is determined on the application of the plate that is being ground. The flatter a plate is held during grinding usually adds to the cost of a plate. If a customer is not sure what they need but know they want a plate flat we will hold flatness .0015/per foot. There are some industries that do not need a plate to be held flat and then there are others that flatness of the plate is critical |
Question: Can you grind non-magnetic material?
Answer: Yes we can grind non-magnetic material. Our chucks on our Blanchard grinders are magnetic chucks. To hold our parts down as we grind we use the magnetic force to hold the plates to the chuck as we grind the opposite side of the plate. On a part that is non-magnetic such as aluminum and some stainless pcs, we have a couple of options. The first would be if the part has holes in it or if we are allowed to place some holes in it, we will bolt to another plate and then grind the part. If the part is heavy enough we could use gravity and also block around the part before grinding. If a plate is thin and doesnt weigh very much we might use another source that has a vacume table to do the grinding for us. |
Question: What size parts can you stress relieve
Answer: There really is not a size limit on our stress relieveing. As long as we can get it off of your truck we can stress relieve it. We have a crane with a 30,000 weight limit. So as long as your part is less than 30,000 lbs we could stress relieve. |
