Timeline for Best method for drilling thousands of holes?
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| Mar 27, 2015 at 16:44 | comment | added | rob♦ | Great advice, Danel and Jasper. I've incorporated your comments into my post. | |
| Mar 27, 2015 at 16:43 | history | edited | rob♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 27, 2015 at 16:15 | comment | added | Jasper | But don't do all 5,000 parts as one batch! Small batches give you more chances to catch errors and do process improvement. In The Goal (an easy-to-read book about manufacturing engineering), the key pieces of advice are: 1) The Goal is to make money. 2) The slowest process is what holds you back, so 3) Use your bottleneck to determine your pace. 4) Cut your batch size in half. 5) Minimize re-work. | |
| Mar 27, 2015 at 4:32 | comment | added | Daniel B. | I think auger or spade bits would be faster for him provided he took precautions for tearout(a backer or drill from both sides). Less wear on an expensive forstner, and less time clearing shavings. | |
| Mar 25, 2015 at 16:40 | history | edited | rob♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 25, 2015 at 16:23 | history | edited | rob♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 25, 2015 at 16:17 | history | answered | rob♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |