Great video. I made one of these too, but it wasn't quite as solid and I was worried about blunting the tool on the return stroke due to no clap box relief.
Thankyou for the kind comments! Also for putting up your version for us. The keyways I have cut are usually imperial sizes. I just select a hss tool steel I.E. 1/8 3/16 1/4 etc
and just give it a little bit of top and face clearance.
ps I have made a spacer plate to fix the slotter on to which enables me to use it on the milling machine using the rotary table.
Nice work, good adaption, sounds just like mine when it is operating.
Have you found a way of accurately making the cutters to the correct width? I found it difficult to grind HSS accurately and ended up using a diamond wheel mounted in a mandrel on the mill and using the fine downfeed to set the cut.
Not a lotta people know that.
Great video. I made one of these too, but it wasn't quite as solid and I was worried about blunting the tool on the return stroke due to no clap box relief.
voidmansions 1 month ago
A marvellous video. Very ingenious!
happydavid13 5 months ago
Hi Malcolm
Thankyou for the kind comments! Also for putting up your version for us. The keyways I have cut are usually imperial sizes. I just select a hss tool steel I.E. 1/8 3/16 1/4 etc
and just give it a little bit of top and face clearance.
ps I have made a spacer plate to fix the slotter on to which enables me to use it on the milling machine using the rotary table.
thanks again Mick
quasiboy4 1 year ago
Nice work, good adaption, sounds just like mine when it is operating.
Have you found a way of accurately making the cutters to the correct width? I found it difficult to grind HSS accurately and ended up using a diamond wheel mounted in a mandrel on the mill and using the fine downfeed to set the cut.
Malcolm
mparkerlisberg 1 year ago