Off topic: Very small holes in steel

From: Terry T. Wohlers (twohlers@compuserve.com)
Date: Wed Feb 03 1999 - 03:23:17 EET


Greetings,

I'm working with a company that wants to produce very small holes in steel.
 What would you use to produce 5 to 20 HGA diameter holes in 0.25 inch (6.5
mm) thick tool steel. What is 5 to 20 HGA you ask? Well, to most
Americans, it's 0.005 to 0.020 inch, .... and to the rest of the world,
it's 0.125 to 0.5 mm. That's small, but I am under the impression that
lasers are available that can produce holes that small?

Terry

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Terry Wohlers
Wohlers Associates, Inc.
OakRidge Business Park
1511 River Oak Drive
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525 USA
970-225-0086
Fax 970-225-2027
twohlers@compuserve.com
www.WohlersAssociates.com

P.S. I found the GA discussion creative and humorous! Thanks for
lightening the day.

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