>> What machine do you have?

> I guess from your reply not a Denford Embarassed

It IS a Denford, I just do not know which model.

> Keep us informed.

I will.

Best Wishes

Mark

> What machine do you have? Good question! > If the lock is steel or cast iron then a medium spindle speed would be best with a shallow depth of cut and a feedrate the machine sounds comfortable with. Try programming 400mm/min and use the Feed override to get a good result. > If Aluminium run the sp...

> WHAT TYPE OF METAL IS THE LOCK MADE OF? We do not know but as it is part of a lock mechanism, we are assumming that it is quite hard. > DO YOU ALREADY HAVE A MACHINE? Yes > TRY FILING THE METAL, IF IT WILL FILE AWAY THEN YOU COULD USE STANDARD MILLING CUTTERS. The surface is an interior surface wi...

The item in question is the door frame component of a Yale type lock and we want to grind one of the faces down a couple of mm. We are aware that we will need to take very small bites at a time and move slowly but for a hard metal like this, what would be a suitable machine tool? Best Wishes Mark To...