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 416 Stainless Steel Round Rod 5 16 diameter x 48 long 3 pieces $7.86 |
 1 1 2 15 DIAMETER X 32 O 1 Drill Rod Tool Steel Lathe Round Stock $45.00 |
 3 4 750 Stainless Steel 304 304L Round Rod Bar 48 $29.15 |
 1 2 500 Steel 12L14 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $1.47 |
 304 Stainless Steel Round Rod 1 Diameter 10 length $8.23 |
 1 1 4 1250 Steel 12L14 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $9.08 |
 1 1000 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $5.34 |
 3 8 375 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $0.99 |
 1 1000 Steel 12L14 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $5.79 |
 7 8 875 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $4.09 |
 3 4 750 Steel 12L14 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $3.26 |
 1 1 2 1500 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $12.01 |
 5 8 625 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $2.09 |
 3 4 750 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $3.05 |
 1 8 125 Stainless Steel 304 304L Round Rod Bar 12 qty 5 $23.45 |
 2 x STAINLESS STEEL ROUND BAR ROD 3mm DIA 500mm LONG $3.75 |
 1 1 4 1250 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $8.34 |
 20mm Diameter Steel Round Bar Rod Solid Shaft 60 $63.00 |
 2 2000 Steel 12L14 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $23.13 |
 3 8 375 Steel 12L14 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $1.04 |
 SOLINGEN CHEF KNIFE SHARPENER STEEL 12 Round Rod NEW $29.95 |
 316 Stainless Steel Round Bar Stock Rod Precision Ground 5 8623x 17 $11.25 |
 12mm Diameter Steel Round Bar Rod Solid Shaft 13 $29.95 |
 1 1 2 1500 Steel 12L14 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $13.03 |
 17 4 PH Stainless Steel Round Rod 500 dia x 24 H9 $4.93 |
 5 8 625 Stainless Steel 304 304L Round Rod Bar 48 $20.74 |
 316 Stainless Steel Round Rod 7 8 diameter x 48 long $29.94 |
 3 3000 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $47.98 |
 416 Stainless Steel Round Rod 250 dia x 48 3 pcs $8.20 |
 303 Stainless Steel Round Rod 9 16 diameter x 48 long $12.96 |
 440A Stainless Steel Round Rod 1875 dia x 144 long $4.88 |
 416 Stainless Steel Round Rod 040 dia x 36 4 pcs $3.17 |
 3 16 1875 Stainless Steel 316 Round Rod Bar 12 qty 2 $18.65 |
 6 600 C1018 CF Steel Round Bar Rod 6 length $77.32 |
 304 Stainless Steel Round Rod 375 3 8 Diameter 10 length $2.50 |
 455 Stainless Steel Round Rod 500 dia x 24 long $5.49 |
 1 4 25000 x 36 O 1 Steel O1 Drill Rod Tool Lathe round stock $9.65 |
 5 8 625 Steel 12L14 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $2.27 |
 3 4 750 Stainless Steel 17 4ph Round Rod Bar 48 $38.28 |
 440C Stainless Steel Round Rod 1625 diameter x 36 long $78.00 |
 303 Stainless Steel Round Rod 1 8 dia x 48 long 3 pieces $5.13 |
 316 Stainless Steel Round Bar Stock Rod Precision Ground 5 8623x 29 1 8 $19.00 |
 316 Stainless Steel Round Rod 7 8 diameter x 24 long $15.47 |
 2 2000 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $21.35 |
 12L14 CD Steel Round Rod 250 diameter x 144 long $2.88 |
 1 2 500 Stainless Steel 316 Round Rod Bar 48 $20.32 |
 8mm Diameter Steel Round Bar Rod Solid Shaft 495mm $19.95 |
 316 Stainless Steel Round Rod 15 diameter x 12 long $22.87 |
 1 8 125 Stainless Steel 303 Round Rod Bar 12ft qty 5 $22.14 |
 1 3 4 1750 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $16.32 |
 1 5 8 1625 Stainless Steel 316 Round Rod Bar 12 $43.43 |
 20mm Diameter Steel Round Bar Rod Solid Shaft 32 $39.00 |
 5 16 3125 Stainless Steel 303 Round Rod Bar 12ft $18.50 |
 8mm Diameter Steel Round Bar Rod Solid Shaft 330mm $17.95 |
 1 2 500 Steel 1018 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $1.34 |
 17 4 PH Stainless Steel Round Rod 472 dia x 24 long $4.89 |
 316 Stainless Steel Round Bar Stock Rod Precision Ground 5 8623x 14 7 8 $9.75 |
 316 Stainless Steel Round Bar Stock Rod Precision Ground 5 8623x 14 1 2 $9.75 |
 316 Stainless Steel Round Bar Stock Rod 1 1 2dia x 1 5 8 $4.50 |
 1 3 4 1750 Steel 12L14 Round Bar Rod 12 Length $17.82 |
 5 32 C1018 CF Steel Round Bar Rod Shaft 12 length $5.68 |
 9 16 5625 C1018 CF Steel Round Bar Rod 20ft $34.62 |
 STAINLESS STEEL304ROUND BAR ROD 456810mm diameter in many Lengths $8.00 |
 304 Stainless Steel Round Rod 625 diameter x 48 long $15.34 |
 5 16 3125 Stainless Steel 316 Round Rod Bar 12ft $25.97 |
 3 16 1875 1018 Round Steel Bar Rod Stock 1 Foot 12 inch length 12 $0.99 |
 Type 304 Stainless Steel Rod 1 4 dia X 10 round stock for machine shop etc $5.50 |
 3 16 1875 Stainless Steel 303 Round Rod Bar 12ft qty 3 $25.05 |
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 Stainless Steel 303 Round Rod, Annealed Temper, AMS 5640, 3/32" OD, 24" Length $1.01 |
 Stainless Steel 316 Round Rod, Annealed Temper, AMS 5648, 3/16" OD, 72" Length $3.97 |
 Stainless Steel 316 Round Rod, Annealed Temper, ASTM A276, 1/8" OD, 72" Length $8.69 |
 Alloy Steel 4140 Round Rod, ASTM A331, 5/8" OD, 72" Length $21.57 |
 Carbon Steel 1018 Round Rod, Cold Finished, ASTM A108, 5/8" OD, 36" Length $6.75 |
Alloy Steel 4140 Round Rod, ASTM A331, 1/4" OD, 72" Length $18.07 |
 Stainless Steel 304 Round Rod, Annealed Temper, AMS 5639, 1/4" OD, 72" Length $4.25 |
Stainless Steel 304 Round Rod, Annealed Temper, AMS 5639, 1/4" OD, 12" Length $0.95 |
What is it like to machine stainless steel rod and bend it to shape?
hey
for a component in my college project i am making a guitar tailpiece
im going to machine a 10mm diameter 300mm long rod of stainless steel to make it into a flat piece that is 4mm thick, 8mm long, but has a rounded side which is why i am making it from 10mm rod.
how hard will this be to make out of stainless steel due to machining time etc?
also i need to bend it so the 8mm flat face is on top of the bend (bending it the harder way not the easy 4mm thickness) . ive made a jig to put an 80' bend, then 25mm away another 80' bend to make a U'ish shape. if i heat the material to cherry red were needed and use lots of clamps to stop spring back, will it work well?
Everything will be clamped after a bend until it has had a link welded to keep its shape
Milling it is the easy bit....if the component is that small you can afford a slow feed rate to get a good surface and take off 1-2mm per run, leaving 10thou on for the final cut or fine grinding which might finish up as 8 or 12 thou when you mic it after the final big cut. So long as there's material to spare for the finishing cut or grinding, no problem.
Stainless steel wrecks cutters. It's hard stuff. Take it steady but it's a small component so 30 seconds or so per cut is all it'll take.
You've got maybe eight or ten cuts to make altogether if you take off a bit at a time.
You could do the whole lot on a grinder instead of milling it but it's probably best using the mill.
An hour of setting and machining time without rushing and thirty minutes if you are OK at machine setting and know your way round the mill and grinder, assuming you want a ground finish.
For a very smooth milled finish cut the feed rate right down to around 6" a minute with the cutting head on high speed to skim off the final few thou each side.
Mic it after each cut so you know the rod was bedded down properly and you don't run out of material at one end. You need mic readings to match each other within a thou or two both ends of the rod after the cut.
If you find it's gone thinner towards one end it's called getting a run in the component. You'll need to use paper or similar under one end of the machine vice for the next cut to even it up.
Careful in the vice and use roller jaws if they are available to hold a round section rod. The rollers pull the rod down as you tighten the vice.
When you have two flat opposing faces use straight jaws and tap the component down being careful to avoid bounce.....that's what gives you a run. One end of the rod is then higher than the other so more material gets cut off as it feeds under the cutter and you have to straighten the cut on the next feed by shimming up one end of the vice.
Remember to take the shim out after the cut.
Cigarette papers are mostly 1 - 1 1/2 thou thick. Always keep a packet of them in a machine shop.
Very handy things to have for squaring up long vice jaws and getting things shimmed easily.
To bend it maybe a compression jig with a slot that holds the rod in place would be a means of keeping the bend going the right way since the easy bend on the 4mm sides would be a danger and you could end up with a compound bend in two axes instead of one.
Push the top lines down till they are symmetrical with the bottom ones for each side. The spacing hasn't come out the way it's supposed to. This old dino doesn't like rows of dots or more than two spaces together....get's in a right old mess with 'em.
The uprights are the ends of the jig.
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The heated rod fits into the curved slot or whatever shape you make it, straight across obviously to start with, and is pushed onto shape by forcing the wider right hand side along the left hand side. The slot continues right down both sides of the left half of the jig and as the right half is forced along it the rod is bent and is forced into the slot all the way along. Let it cool before opening the jig.
Otherwise you could have the right hand side as a U shape hinged at the curve, that closes onto the left hand side.
I've used a car jack lying on it's side before as a hydraulic press to push one half of a compression jig over the other or closing the jaws of a V-shaped compressor half of a jig, using a narrow corridor between two strong brick walls and taking up the extra space with bricks and slabs of concrete, with thick slabs of concrete on the wall both sides to distribute the stress.
Have fun. Sounds like a good project.
