Cutting a blind keyway
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I still have one of the stubby end mills. They were a standard stock end mill and given the nature of the small job shop couldn't have been expensive. I cannot recall the name brand on it but I'll check it when I go over to my son's home later this morning.

Most times I use Tom's suggested method because it's better to "creep up" on the dimension. The most obvious reason is that by the time you get to putting a keyway or tapped hole in a given part, you've got the bulk of the time and effort into it. No need to take chances. The job I was doing was a constant repeat so the process was well documented and repeatable.

I was just pointing out that I "never say never." Or, very rarely do. Big Grin
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Cutting a blind keyway - by Pete O - 09-11-2015, 04:02 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by RobWilson - 09-11-2015, 04:25 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Pete O - 09-11-2015, 07:04 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by RobWilson - 09-11-2015, 09:03 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by RobWilson - 09-12-2015, 10:05 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by DaveH - 09-11-2015, 07:59 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by TomG - 09-11-2015, 07:31 PM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by PixMan - 09-11-2015, 07:57 PM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by EdK - 09-11-2015, 08:07 PM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by f350ca - 09-11-2015, 08:18 PM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by PixMan - 09-12-2015, 06:23 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by TomG - 09-12-2015, 09:52 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by mcostello - 09-12-2015, 12:10 PM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Pete O - 09-16-2015, 08:00 PM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Pete O - 09-18-2015, 04:35 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Mayhem - 09-18-2015, 05:07 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by PixMan - 09-18-2015, 06:34 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Mayhem - 09-18-2015, 06:44 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Highpower - 09-18-2015, 07:42 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by EdK - 09-18-2015, 07:51 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Highpower - 09-18-2015, 08:08 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Pete O - 09-18-2015, 07:55 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Highpower - 09-18-2015, 08:19 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by PixMan - 09-18-2015, 10:22 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by DaveH - 09-18-2015, 01:10 PM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Vinny - 09-18-2015, 05:17 PM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by TomG - 09-19-2015, 08:46 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Highpower - 09-19-2015, 10:31 AM
RE: Cutting a blind keyway - by Vinny - 09-19-2015, 04:03 PM



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