These new micro part samples are pretty sweet! Hence, we thought it’d be cool to stack them up against rainbow sprinkles in a challenge to see which is smaller.
Contender #1: Micro-Machined Flange
This sample micro-part is one of our smallest yet! Machined from stainless steel 304 rod stock of 1mm diameter, it can be characterized by the following features:
- Right angle groove at .001″ depth
- Thru slot at .002″ x .006″
- Thru hole at .003″ diameter
- Radius edge at .0004″
Those are some pretty tiny features. The tolerances on these are on the level of 4 decimals!
Contender #2: Tiny Rainbow Sprinkles
Yummy, delicious, sugary sprinkles! The type that you can find at your local grocery store. This tasty treat can be characterized by:
- Colorful mini cubes
- Crunchy, sugary taste
- Brightens up cookies & cupcakes!
Surely these tiny cubes of colorful sugar would make for a great contender!
Which is smaller? Micro-Part vs Sugar!
This stack up is not even close! The micro machined part wins hands down in smallness!
Those sugar cubes look massive in comparison to the micro machined part!
The length of these sugar cubes look about .030″, which is about double the size of the micro flange.
Zooming out for a second look
Zooming out, you can get a better sense of just how small this part is!
While the tiny rainbow sugar cubes are still very prominent to the naked eye, the micro part is barely visible in comparison. It appears as a tiny black spec in this picture.
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You can’t fully grasp the smallness of these parts and features without checking them out up close and in person! Click below, and we’ll send you this sample part so that you can view it for yourself.