Diablo Roller Starting with the raw material, that being a stainless steel shaft. Cut to the correct size for each roller. The material then enters the machine shop. Our engineer then turns the steel to create a single and double grove diablo roller…(Read More)
Check Weigh Drive Rollers One of our apprentices Calvin has produced some replacement check weigh drive rollers. First of all he selected the correct stainless steel shaft diameter, measured this to size so he could cut to the required length. Once cut the shaft was placed into the CNC lathe, furthermore it was machined to…(Read More)
Pipe Flange
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The Job The Machinist has produced some stainless steel pipe flanges. The first process was to lathe the faces and centre the four stainless steel discs. Once complete the eight holes were drilled on the turret mill and then it was back to the lathe to drill and bore the centre. Finally all of the…(Read More)
“The Machinist” has been busy again at SWP, he has produced some bronze hanger brackets to hold a shaft. The Task His first task was to cut the bronze circular hollow to the correct length then split it in half, following on from that, the bronze was then milled out using our CNC turret mill…(Read More)
Vacuum Former The Machinist has produced a vacuum former from a block of aluminium steel. The excess steel is removed from the centre. Furthermore the machinist used the CNC bed mill to achieve the correct dimensions. A grove was also cut to allow the placement of a sealing band…(Read More)
Stub Shaft
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Stub Shaft The lathe has again been in action with Chris at the controls. He has produced a couple of stub shafts machined from 6″ round EN8 steel…(Read More)
Pipe Flange
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Pipe Flange Chris has manufactured a couple of pipe flanges. Machined from a steel round bar. The centre was drilled out and threaded furthermore excess material removed to end up with the flange that matches the original. The flanges are painted with a protective galvanising paint. The reason for that is to prolong the life…(Read More)
Bronze Hanger Bracket The Machinist has recently produced a bronze hanger bracket. The first processes was to cut the bronze hollow section to the correct length. Next the bronze was turned on our CNC lathe to the required dimensions. Furthermore all of the surfaces are cleaned. The final stages involved taping a tread so the…(Read More)
The job This job involved making thermal blocks from aluminium and polyethylene which would be used in a vacuum forming process to seal food products. First of all the CNC turret mill was used to cut groves into the metal and plastic blocks. In addition the radial arm drill was used to drill two holes…(Read More)