Slide
Step Operation
Materials Required
Tools Required Equipment Required Time Estimate
Cut 20mm metal slide
Metal Cutting
1
20mm Steel / Aluminium pole
N/A
5 mins
to size (60mm length)
Bandsaw
Skin metal slide
90º cutting
2
(ensure faces are
Metal slide
Lathre
5 mins
tool
smooth)
Centre drill hole in
3
Metal slide
Centre drill
Lathe
5 mins
front face
2
Drill 10.5mm hole
through slide
Metal slide
10.5mm drill
bit
Lathe
30 mins
4
Apply Chamfer
Metal slide
Chamfer tool
Lathe
5 mins
5
Knurl
Metal slide
Vice, soft grips
5 mins
6
Apply Engineer's blue
Metal Slide
N/A
5 mins
7A
Mark out positions to
remove knurl
Metal slide
N/A
5 mins
7B
Mark out positions to
remove knurl
Metal slide
Lathe cutting
tool
Lathe
10 mins
9
Remove knurl
Metal Slide
Lathe cutting
tool
Lathe
10 mins
10
Mark excess material
Metal Slide
N/A
Engineer's blue
5 mins
10
Remove excess
material
Metal Slide
Hacksaw
Vice, soft grips
10 mins
11
Chamfer
Metal Slide
Lathe Chamfer
tool
Lathe
10 mins
Scribe, Metal
Rule
Engineer's
blue
Scribe, Metal
Rule
Slide
Health & Safety Quality Control Checks / Other info
PPE, Goggles
Make sure piece is secure. Check for burrs (deburr if necessary).
PPE, Goggles Ensure that cutting tool is level with running centre. Adjust a.s necessary
PPE, Goggles
Ensure that slide is secure and level in the lathe.
Use coolant to ensure that the work / drill bit don't get damaged. Remove
PPE, Goggles
the slide from the lathe at the halfway point and rotate the piece to
ensure nothing gets damaged.
PPE, Goggles
Only apply one side since the other will be cut off in a futre step.
PPE, Goggles
Knurl across length of the slide.
N/A
Do step 7A next if doing this, 7B if not.
N/A
Use metal rule and scribe to mark out appropiate points to remove the
knurl (marked on instruction sheet).
PPE, Goggles
Use D.R.O(Digital Readout) to mark out positions to remove knurl
(ensure the tool is leveled and in position before marking).
PPE, Goggles
Remove the knurl according to the points marked out in the previous
step. Use a slow - medium speed autofeed.
N/A
Mark out excess material (piece must be 60mm after removing excess).
PPE, Goggles
Cut off excess material (end result must be 60mm length). Ensure cut is
straight.
PPE, Goggles
Apply chamfer on the non - chamfe+A1:H21red end of the slide.