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Aluminium is weak as piss. I get verbally abused by our machinist for simply asking for an M2 tapped hole. Even on a CNC, your tap can break during a run and yo
by fps-hero 5y ago
Aluminium is weak as piss. I get verbally abused by our machinist for simply asking for an M2 tapped hole. Even on a CNC, your tap can break during a run and you will have a vey bad day. How any of those tiny screw holes is machined in mass production is beyond me.
- varjag 5y agoI did a fair amount of threads as small as M1.2 in aluminium and brass by hand. You absolutely want to use two number sets of taps (undersize and finishing) for that.