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How are these holes made?
- Thread starter Janger
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Well I guess I should have googled first. They are apparently laser drilled. Interesting pictures.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/14/apple_details_new_macbook_manufacturing_process
Funny how crappy looking the factory is. Interesting Jigs and such on the mill.
Could those holes have been made with an EDM wire?
https://appleinsider.com/articles/08/10/14/apple_details_new_macbook_manufacturing_process
Funny how crappy looking the factory is. Interesting Jigs and such on the mill.
Could those holes have been made with an EDM wire?
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Its hard to imagine why they would go from round aluminum log to extruded flat sheet - inferring the operation at the same facility. Flat stock is kind of a standard I would think.
The holes - that's an interesting one, Lasers have defined kerf which is a function of material type & thickness. I seem to recall ~0.005" but maybe that's outdated or based on the project I had experience with. They also have an entry stop & start strategies & tiny holes would pose certain challenges over more conventional cutouts. Laser could be their process of choice but given all the CNC milling operations already happening, not inconceivable that it was just drilled. The case is a cool looking part when you see the final form.
The holes - that's an interesting one, Lasers have defined kerf which is a function of material type & thickness. I seem to recall ~0.005" but maybe that's outdated or based on the project I had experience with. They also have an entry stop & start strategies & tiny holes would pose certain challenges over more conventional cutouts. Laser could be their process of choice but given all the CNC milling operations already happening, not inconceivable that it was just drilled. The case is a cool looking part when you see the final form.
I read a book by Jony Ivy he is one of Apple design gurus from Steve Jobs days. Some of it is pretty artsy flakey but amazing the lengths they go through to have devices look & function a certai way. Engineering dream job or nightmare depending on how you look at it LOL
I have done extensive accidental research on MacBooks.
They don't like coffee spilled on the keyboard.
