How To Make Precision Insert Pins
I am trying to find out how large manufacturing companies grind precision core pins. As a plastic mold maker, I am aware of the manual methods using a surface grinder and Harig type spin fixture and am also familiar with the Ded-Tru machine.
However, these methods are exceedingly slow, albeit quite precise. There just has to be some kind of OD grinder, tool grinder, centerless grinder or special CNC tool grinder that can grind complex mold core pins accurately and with an excellent finish.
But in today, normally the mold maker is not making any pins or insert pins by themselves, you can find some precision […]