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-----Maximum groove depth in nickel plating with diamond cutting
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Q. If the apex angle is 110 degree in the diamond tool. What is the maximum groove depth can be reached on a Nickel plated surface?
Lian Xiang- Acton, Massachusetts
June 30, 2021
July 5, 2021
A. That's a simple geometry question..IF...the thickness of the nickel plating is known.
Nickel plating can be .0001", .001". .010" or virtually any other thickness. I've seen nickel up to .300" on electroforms.
Jeffrey Holmes, CEF
Spartanburg, South Carolina
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