Operation 6 has been completed on the MP-44 trunnions. A couple of problems were noted. The first is the difference in length on the front of the trunnions and the second was the fit up of the locking shoulder.
This photo shows the difference in the lengths
You can see the corrected locking shoulder fit up
This photo shows where the end mill breaks during op 6 not cutting the slot for the locking shoulder.
Close up of the un-machined area
As with every part made there is always a problem lurking in the back ground. We thought that we had complete op 6 on all the trunnions only to find that on the last part the end mill had broke. This caused a cascading failure problem. The next end mill, which was a custom slot cutting tool, also broke. The program was rewritten again to correct the problem and all six parts were finished through op 6.
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