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Chamfering/deburring still a player—now more than ever
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“At James Engineering Corp. James Richards, president, enthuses over their “patented top-to-bottom MAX system. (This) is a real revolution in chamfering and deburring. The economic benefits, quality of work with zero recall for existing programs, offers customers real financial savings that show up in increased production numbers at reduced operating cost.” He adds that, “Aerospace spells out the size and specific specifications of chamfer/ deburring more than any other application…”
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CHAMFERING: Hard vs Soft Parts and Before vs After Heat-Treating
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“Hard and soft versions of each material type in my experience will have similar results, meaning there will be little measurable difference in chamfer size and depth after using the same deburring process. Again, different materials require different types of abrasive media to achieve proper grinding results. We have yet to find a material that we cannot create a chamfer and/or edge finish on. As to whether we chamfer before or after heat-treating—that’s a very different story…”
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My origin story: James richards
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“James Richards’ entry into the gear world might have started as a hobby, but it eventually grew into an important source of gear processing technology.When I was young, I made things — lots of things. We lived next to a very big hill, so I first became fascinated with downhill coasters, and that led to motor scooters and anything with an engine. My dad fed my passion for building by bringing home all kinds of single-cylinder engines and anything else mechanical he could find. Besides being a builder, I also tore things apart: adding machines, car transmissions, and engines. You could say I developed an obsession for learning the "whys" and "hows" that made things work. But what I was really after was the fun I experienced when the things I built were made well and out-performed my expectations. I learned very early that if I didn’t work hard enough and put the effort in, either the project never got done, or it simply didn’t work. And where was the fun in that?…”