From the course: SOLIDWORKS: Sheet Metal Design
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Bonus: Deburring - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
From the course: SOLIDWORKS: Sheet Metal Design
Bonus: Deburring
- [Instructor] There are many processes in a sheet metal shop that produce sharp edges or burrs on parts. Secondly, many of the parts require a cosmetic finish, like line graining or jitterbugging. There are four key tools used in the shop to deburr and finish parts. The first is the tumbler. A tumbler is a mass finishing device that can finish multiple parts at the same time very quickly. The media comes in a variety of sizes and grits, depending on the part size and the tumbler used. Small parts use small media in small tumblers and we have a larger tumbler, as well, with bigger parts and bigger media. There's plastic media, ceramic media and it comes in all types of grits and sizes and shapes. The larger tumblers allow us to tumble larger parts, as well as use larger rocks and heavy duty machines. The hand grinder is primarily used to remove the burr that's left where the laser starts and stops its cut. This little burr can be quickly removed with a little hand grinder and quickly…
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