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CNC Lathe Turning
2 Axis & Live Tool
Features and threaded holes from any direction parallel or perpendicular to the turning axis.
CNC Lathe Turning
Use our CNC turning service to create precision shafts, threads, and tapers - with machined features on indexed faces. Indexing around the z-axis allows for better global tolerance with access to many sides of the part in a single setup.
General Capabilities
Tight Tolerance Features
Metals:
Plastics:
+/- 0.025mm (0.001in)
+/- 0.05mm (0.002in)
Tolerance Between Setups
Metals:
Plastics:
+/- 0.13mm (0.005in)
+/- 0.15mm (0.006in)
Feature Location
Milled features are allowed anywhere indexed around the rotation axis or perpendicular to the face of the part. The limit is 4x the diameter of the cutter used to form the feature to the floor of the feature.
Floor Contours and Fillets
Following surfaces, 3D contours, and angled surfaces are allowed within the Feature Location limits.
Part Size
Length
Minimum:
Maximum:
20mm (0.45in)
5:1 or 5x Diameter
Major Diameter
Minimum:
Maximum:
4mm (0.45in)
155mm (6.00in)
Minor Diameter
Minimum:
0.75mm (0.03in)
Features
Internal Corner Radius
Minimum:
Radius To Depth Max:
1.0mm (0.04in)
8:1 [6:1 Recommended]
Grooves
<6mm Minimum Width:
<6mm Maximum Depth:
>6mm Minimum Width:
>6mm Maximum Depth:
1.5mm (0.06in)
2:1 [1:1 Recommended]
6mm (0.06in)
4:1 [3:1 Recommended]
Walls
Minimum Thickness:
Height To Thickness:
1.5mm (0.059in)
4:1 or 4x Height
Embossed Detail
Minimum Height:
Minimum Width:
1mm (0.040in)
1mm (0.040in)
Holes Thru and Blind
Minimum Diameter:
Depth To Diameter Max:
1.5mm (0.087in)
4:1 or 4x Depth
Threads
Minimum Metric:
Minimum SAE UNC:
Internal Depth Max:
External Depth Max:
M1.2
#4-40
3:1 or 3x Diameter
10:1 or 10x Diameter
Thread Lead-In and Outs
Frontside Chamfer
Backside Relief
> Minor Diameter of Thread
2x Thread Pitch
Materials
Metals
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4140 Steel
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303 Stainless Steel
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6061-T6 Aluminum
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C360 Brass
Plastics
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Acetal
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Polycarbonate
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PMMA (Acrylic)