Re: Broaching guides
¡°Macherys HandBook¡± has all the data you need. I think the book may be available online. Dick
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OldToolmaker
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#118942
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Re: Broaching guides
Samd as a keyway.. My self a motor driven would nice. The could use internal gear making. About stroke you need a max of ?"? would do most hobby work and keep thd hp of motor down. Dave
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davesmith1800
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#118941
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Re: Broaching guides
The depth I can calculate but I don't know how much clearance I should use for the width of the slot.
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paul mcclintic
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#118940
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Re: Broaching guides
You can speed up the process by fitting a scrap plug in the bore & drilling a slightly smaller than desired key size hole, centered at the plug/bore intersection. Despite having a pretty comprehensive
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Roy
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#118939
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Re: Broaching guides
Here is a YouTube of using a lathe to make an internal keyway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FafBDB0fUk You just use the carriage as the "reciprocating ram" that would be on a shaper. I've never
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Charles Kinzer
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#118938
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Re: Broaching guides
Someone explained that you can easily do it on the minilathe by using it as a shaper. So why go on about buying gadgets (let alone gadgets that cost $160!) We all have minilathes, so I suggest you
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Miket_NYC
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#118937
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Re: Mexican users of 7x12 lathe
When I cutting cast iron I use lathe and cut outside. The photo is casting in class 45? cast iron. It is a harder cast iron than most. FYI The first photo is finished part. The second photo same
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davesmith1800
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#118936
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Re: Broaching guides
I have made about three of these guides and they worked. So I believe that makes me a psuedo-beginner-expert by you-tube standards. :) The slot for the broach needs to be cut such that the portion
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@ThomasKeefe
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#118935
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Re: Mexican users of 7x12 lathe
Yes, an angle grinder is a great idea. (I think I've actually done it that way before, but I forgot to mention it!) There are two real problems with using barbell plates. The skin is the worst one.
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Miket_NYC
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#118934
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Re: Broaching guides
The set you show is $160 and does not include a 4mm broach. I bought the 3mm and 4mm broaches for $30. I need to make the one guide since there is no 28mm guide for a 4mm broach. I have the guide
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paul mcclintic
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#118933
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Re: Mexican users of 7x12 lathe
Here you go Johannes. https://listado.mercadolibre.com.mx/torno-para-metales#D[A:torno%20para%20metales]
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mario mohl
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#118932
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Re: Mexican users of 7x12 lathe
Thanks Mario and the rest of your boys. I found in map this Lapaloma Metal not so far away from me. Let see they sell seizes shorter than 3 meters. Brass and aluminum is for the moment most
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Johannes
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#118931
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Re: Broaching guides
there's several of these on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmOyQsH-EUk animal
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mike allen
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#118930
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Re: Broaching guides
Here lower cost set in metric.
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davesmith1800
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#118929
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Re: Broaching guides
I am putting a 4mm keyway in a 28mm bore. I do not think buying one is an option.
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paul mcclintic
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Re: Mexican users of 7x12 lathe
When I use barbell weights, I clamp one to a sawhorse (outside) & use an angle grinder to remove the skin before putting it on the lathe. Roy
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Roy
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#118927
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Re: Broaching guides
Hello, Paul! There is an easy method of cutting internal keyways that does not require a broach. Have you considered using your lathe as an internal shaper? All it requires is a boring bar smaller
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OldToolmaker
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#118926
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Re: Mexican users of 7x12 lathe
"If you don't mind mediocre material, exercise weight plates can give some cast iron slugs." You can get a lot of good metal from people throwing out barbell equipment (usually after the person in the
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Miket_NYC
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#118925
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Re: Mexican users of 7x12 lathe
Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, so nowhere close. Look for "Metales la Paloma" for alum & brass. They do have minimums but not outrageous. https://www.lapaloma.com.mx/lapaloma_metales/index.html
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mario mohl
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#118924
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Re: Mexican users of 7x12 lathe
Back 1960's there a magazine where guy made his own bar stock for plumbing parts It was a basic mold out of earth about 8" long I think. He had good brass bar stock to use. Dave
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davesmith1800
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