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wlw

01-04-2007 04:13:12




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I have a 1" shaft, need 2 keyways. All the machine shops I have checked with have a minimum charge and don't want to do a little job like that. Anyone ever try to grind keyway with a hand grinder? Or do you have any other ideas?




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mj

01-05-2007 09:54:01




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
Know any one with a small lathe in their shop? I cut keyways on my old 9" Atlas: End mill in the chuck and the shaft in the milling attachment.



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wlw

01-05-2007 03:17:36




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  

thanks for all the replys. for the record I'm in Wi



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MikeCatthemuseum

01-04-2007 22:46:58




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
As others have said, where you at? I'm in Alabama... and I won't charge you $20 a slot. This is a 15 minute job.



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wdTom

01-04-2007 18:37:07




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
If you are near me I would do it for you on my milling machine for nothing. I am in R.I.

It can be done by hand, not as well as with a milling machine. To do it by hand you need a cape chisel of the width of the key, a hammer, and a good way to hold the shaft solid. The more experience you have here the better the keyway will come out, and it still won't be as good as a machine cut keyway. By the way, I don't have much experience doing this, only one.

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Midwest redneck

01-04-2007 14:15:33




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
Where are you are? I am in Michigan. I would do that for you. for a charge of say..... .$40 or so. Dont do that with a hand grinder unless you want a scrap shaft. What size key way?



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bustedbudget

01-04-2007 13:39:17




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
where are you located at. I have access to machine shop and sure other on here do to.



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Slowpoke

01-04-2007 12:58:43




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
No, it can't be done with a grinder. A tool called a keyway broach is used for that job. Contact a large machine shop supplier or maybe Enco or Rutland Tool.
It can also be done on a shaper.



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jeffcat

01-04-2007 12:24:24




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
Yes , all good advice. Keyways need to be as TIGHT as you can make them. Any slop and they will work loose. Even with double set screws it will work loose. At work we have a couple of 100 gallon food mixers and they all have loose parts anymore. What a pain in the caboose! Jeffcat



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TomTX

01-04-2007 08:46:42




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
I found a shop in Fort Worth that specializes in cutting keyways. The charge $10 for standard sizes and will cut them while you wait. No hazzle, no appointment needed. Find a machine shop that has the correct tool and they will do it in a heartbeat. I has to call about 6 or 7 shops to find the right one. Tom



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NEsota

01-04-2007 07:29:40




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
A maintenance shop I was at had a device for cutting keyways. The unit consisted of a set of rectangular bit�s, the width of the keyway you wanted. The bits were graduated in thickness with one end sharpened to peal off a thin slice of metal with each pass. You started with the thinnest bit and worked up to one the desired depth of the keyway, pealing off a sliver of metal each time a bit was passed through. A hammer was used on the other end of the bit to tap-drive it through. When cutting into a shaft a collar was used to hold bit to shaft. If inside cut was desired then you used a shaft to hold bit against metal being cut. It was kind of �groovy�.

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ldj1002

01-04-2007 06:50:29




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
There is a fourm/newsgroup about 3 in 1 machines that is active. It has some retired, hobbyist, and just plain old good professionals on there. I needed a little item made and a guy on there did it for me very reasonable.
L.D.



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Sans Serif

01-04-2007 06:13:36




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 Re: keyway in reply to wlw, 01-04-2007 04:13:12  
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Here are a couple portable units.

Maybe someone rents them.

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