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How a precision turned part is made.
Technology, materials and preparing a request — written for design engineers and buyers, not for search engines.
What a turned part costs and why nobody quotes a price up front
Why turning shops have no price list, what the price of a turned part is made of, and the four drawing decisions that influence it the most.
Sliding-head automatic: when it saves you money and when it does not
A sliding-head automatic machines slender parts a standard lathe cannot. The principle, achievable tolerances and the batch size from which it pays off.
Surface treatment of turned parts: what we handle for you
When a turned part needs surface treatment, how zinc plating, blackening, anodising and nickel plating differ, and why it belongs with the maker of the part.
Stainless steel, brass and aluminium: what material does to price and time
How free-cutting steel, stainless steel, brass and aluminium behave in turning, why stainless gets more expensive twice over, and when a material change pays off.