I hope to seek some advice on slitting some 17-4 "A" on a Haas ST20Y. The part is about 1.125" OD and 0.600" ID. It reduces down to 0.650" OD and .600" ID where the "collet" is. During design, does it matter how I slot? IOW, 8 individual slots or 4 slots that go all the way across. I went with a single slot then a circular pattern of 8.
To me, it seems like it would be better for doing a slitting op all the way across both sides then do a pattern for all 4 slots. Ideas?
Also, how bad will this 17-4 condition A be to machine and slot? Slots are 1/32" wide.
Help or advice welcome. BTW, customer wants H900 "after" machining because he likes the root beer color 🙂
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