Re: Best Al cutting solution..

On Sat, 8 Jul 2006 02:39:21 -0700, "PrecisionMachinisT"
<Precisionmachinist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Cliff" <Clhuprich@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 22:10:13 -0700, "PrecisionMachinisT"
<Precisionmachinist@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A lot of what I'm doing is making parts of Aluminum billet.

No such thing exists what is properly called an 'aluminum billet'.

Yes they do but they are (from Alcoa)
[
Available diameters 6" through 18"

Available lengths 18" through 300"
]

http://www.alcoa.com/primary_na/en/products/billet.asp


That's raw stock to be run through an extruding machine,

Yep. It's billet <G>.

likely at T1
condition or some other unknown temper.

Perhaps Michael will or Rick drop by again <G>.
--
Cliff
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