Hi, I am new to the site, so I hope I'm posting in the right section.
I am having some steel perferated with a hexagonal pattern for a project I have.
The percision has to be perfect (5mm holes, 9mm staggered centers in a 1mm thick sheet of steel).
I have herd the best way to do this is with lasor cutting.
The company I am using told me they would punch out the steel with CNC equipment as it is only 1 mm thick.
Now, I know very little about metalworking, is punching going to be an accurate way of producing this, or should I look elsewhere?
Please excuse my ignorance, but "punching" to me, sounds like a "hammer n' chisle" job!
Many thanks, Paul.