"Karl Townsend" wrote in message
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On Sun, 6 Nov 2011 18:44:01 -0500, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote:
"Karl Townsend" wrote in message
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I need to cut shallow slots in a side wall of a big slot, if that
makes sense.
Karl

T-slot cutter.
jsw

BINGO! its easier to find something if you know what to call it.
Karl

I grab every one I see in the second-hand bins because the straight-tooth
ones are easily sharpened and they cut smoother key slots in shafts than
1/8" endmills do. Several appear to be custom-modified from something else.

They are thinner than T slot cutters and of larger diameter than Woodruffs,
more like a slitting saw or side milling cutter on a shaft. Two were made by
B&S and Pratt&Whitney. I've never seen them in catalogs.

jsw