Rings
Rings
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When I became involved in the machine shops, the first project I made was a knurled Aluminum Ring
As I improved my skills, I designed and manufactured Anodized Titanium Rings
Knurled Aluminum Ring turned, bored, and knurled manually
Design
Design
In an effort to learn the Haas TL1 CNC Lathe, I designed a ring that has a geometry that is tough to machine manually, notably the curved inside and outside races.
I chose to use Titanium as my material so that I could anodize it to different colors.
The next step was to create the CAM.
After updating my tool library and enlisting help from senior machinists, I created the CAM for the turned part in Fusion CAM.
There was 1 manual operation and 4 CNC operations:
Drilling (manual)
Facing (CNC)
Roughing (CNC)
Finishing (CNC)
Parting(CNC)
Manufacture
Manufacture
Using the Haas TL1, I ran the operations necessary to create the rings
Once the rings were created, I anodized them using a baking soda - water solution and a power supply.Â
By applying different voltages to the titanium, I was able to get different colors.
Final Product
Final Product
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