My guess is that it's not a question of finding a shop to do it as much as
paying the price they want to charge. If a machine shop that does this kind of
work for a living actually can't make it, what makes you think you can do it?
There are a couple of things working against you. First, the material you have
is a poor choice for a gage because it is gummy to machine and has a hard time
holding the tolerances you imply you're looking for. Second, even a poor
machine shop will have a better shot at making exactly what you want because
they have the proper tools. If you give your local shop a better choice of
material (like tool steel) and allow them to charge you the cost of a few
rejects, I guarantee you will be far happier with the results. From my
profesional experience, you'll be ahead of the game if you throw the material
you have in the scap pile rather than wasting your time trying to make a
precision gage by hand and then throwing it
away.
Ed Kozlowsky
Sanford, Maine
--- On Sun, 7/13/08, John Degnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: John Degnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: {S-Scale List} Making a Gauge
To: "POST : (S) 1-64-Scale_SIG Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "POST : (S)
finescale64 Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "POST : (S) S-Scale Group"
<[email protected]>, "POST : (S) S_Scale_List Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"POST : (S) Proto64 Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, July 13, 2008, 7:54 PM
I have a .75mm thick piece of 316 stainless steel that I'd like to TRY to turn
into a P:64 track gauge. It will have to be done by hand since no tooling shop
in my area seems to have machines that can handle such tight tolerances. (see
www.trainweb. org/seaboard/ ODDSTUFF/ P87GAUGE. jpg)
"IF" it is possible to make one of these gauges by hand, can anyone suggest
some good tools that might come in handy for tackling such a task? I have a
dremel tool, some files and a vise... and a fairly steady hand (two,
actually)... but I'm wondering about such things as hack-saw (or similar)
blades for cutting "square-bottom" notches (as opposed to an Dremel cut-off
disc which would cut notches with rounded bottoms).
I have looked into CNC machines, but don't really have that kind of $$$ to put
into it.
Suggestions, anyone?
John Degnan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] net
Seaboard Box Car Coming In S Scale
www.trainweb. org/seaboard/ SALRoundRoofBoxC arProject. htm
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