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Hi,
Not a machinist here, but looking for someone who can do a fairly simple job for me. Before I approach someone local, or a full-blown shop, if that's necessary, I'd like to get an idea of how difficult this project should be.
I need a circle cut out of half-inch jig plate, about 13-1/2 inches in diameter, with a pilot hole spotted dead-on in the center. I found jig plate on line and can buy a 14" square piece. I figure that it would take one beast of a lathe to do this, so I wonder if a vertical mill could round-off a circle from a square of metal? I'd also like a radius on the edge of the circle, and wonder if that could be a milling operation as well. Thanks for any tips!
Not a machinist here, but looking for someone who can do a fairly simple job for me. Before I approach someone local, or a full-blown shop, if that's necessary, I'd like to get an idea of how difficult this project should be.
I need a circle cut out of half-inch jig plate, about 13-1/2 inches in diameter, with a pilot hole spotted dead-on in the center. I found jig plate on line and can buy a 14" square piece. I figure that it would take one beast of a lathe to do this, so I wonder if a vertical mill could round-off a circle from a square of metal? I'd also like a radius on the edge of the circle, and wonder if that could be a milling operation as well. Thanks for any tips!