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Clearances between parts
Any suggestions for a good rule of thumb on clearances between parts? Right now, based on my o-ring designs I am looking at a clearance of .005 inches in one area. Is this too small?
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Insider
Depends on the types of parts and what you want them to be doing?
Is that per side or on the diameter? I would say that is a good start, but depending on what you are doing you may make it wider, or tighter... Your tolerances will be important also and how you call them out.
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That would be the difference in the diameter (so .0025 per a side?). The clearance is for the valve that opens and close in a bolt design similar to the L7 bolt.
For tolerances, do you have any recommendations on where to read up on them?
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Insider
That might be a little tight, but in part it depends on your tolerances.
I don't know of anywhere to read up on tolerances and how to apply them in a paintball application, but you can get "fits" from the machinest handbook. Been a while since I used mine though. A lot of it is something I learnt in school and over time.
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Ok. Thanks so much for the help Simon!
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If you're doing it as an extrusion gap, then .005" is about right in my experience. That is per side. I typically revolve those types of profiles and use reference lines for the mating body geometry.
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