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Default Ideas for removing key from shaft

On Mon, 06 Oct 2014 12:27:39 -0700, whit3rd wrote:

On Monday, October 6, 2014 12:19:03 PM UTC-7, Tim Wescott wrote:
I have a motor that has a keyed shaft, and I need to remove the key.

...It looks like the keyway was milled with an end
mill, and the key either glued or pressed into the keyway.


If all else fails, one could drill and tap the key (they're usually soft
enough), and pull it out with a slide hammer.


Thanks. Eric's vise-ridden answer was the right one, but had it failed I
think yours would have worked a treat.

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