On 3/24/2012 11:52 PM, John Doe wrote:
The question is, how to cut the slot in the U-shaped flat bar?

Came up with IMO a cool way to attach that U-shaped aluminum flat
bar fork (mentioned in my prior post) to the wide piece of
aluminum flat bar that will be used as the skate wheel fork. Just
cut a slot in the bottom of the U. Stick it on the wide piece of
flat bar. Then drill a small hole for a bolt at the very bottom of
the U. And then put a bolt through the hole and squeeze the bottom
of the U together. The fork can't go anywhere. It could be
enhanced simply by cutting very short slots in wide piece of
aluminum flat bar, and it would be rock solid. I will include a
pic since it's probably not easy to understand even with a wordy
description.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27532210@N04/

I guess a bandsaw might be useful to cut the slot in the U-shaped
fork, but I ain't got one. It would probably need a thick/odd
blade anyway, The slot needs to slide as snugly as possible onto
the wide piece of aluminum flat bar. And some some super glue will
keep it from any microscopic movement. It might take some time to
cut that slot, but I have time (and lots of hand tools).

I suppose a hack saw might do, with the U stuck upside down in a
vice. But that would just get it going, the slot would have to be
widened. Using some wider blade saw might help, slowly and very
carefully.

Thanks.

Since I have no idea what you are aiming for or how big the slot is this is
just a guess: router equipped with a carbide bit. This is an alternative to
a milling machine which is what one would normally use for slotting or in
harder material.

John McGaw Nobody Nowh.ere wrote:

On 3/24/2012 11:52 PM, John Doe wrote:
The question is, how to cut the slot in the U-shaped flat bar?

Came up with IMO a cool way to attach that U-shaped aluminum flat
bar fork (mentioned in my prior post) to the wide piece of
aluminum flat bar that will be used as the skate wheel fork. Just
cut a slot in the bottom of the U. Stick it on the wide piece of
flat bar. Then drill a small hole for a bolt at the very bottom of
the U. And then put a bolt through the hole and squeeze the bottom
of the U together. The fork can't go anywhere. It could be
enhanced simply by cutting very short slots in wide piece of
aluminum flat bar, and it would be rock solid. I will include a
pic since it's probably not easy to understand even with a wordy
description.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27532210@N04/

I guess a bandsaw might be useful to cut the slot in the U-shaped
fork, but I ain't got one. It would probably need a thick/odd
blade anyway, The slot needs to slide as snugly as possible onto
the wide piece of aluminum flat bar. And some some super glue will
keep it from any microscopic movement. It might take some time to
cut that slot, but I have time (and lots of hand tools).

I suppose a hack saw might do, with the U stuck upside down in a
vice. But that would just get it going, the slot would have to be
widened. Using some wider blade saw might help, slowly and very
carefully.

Thanks.

Since I have no idea what you are aiming for or how big the slot is

Did you read the original post or look at the picture?

this is just a guess: router equipped with a carbide bit. This
is an alternative to a milling machine which is what one would
normally use for slotting or in harder material.

Since the bar must be bent into a U-shape before the cut is made,
I think the suggestion to use a table saw is best (if you have
one).


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"John Doe" wrote in message
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Since the bar must be bent into a U-shape before the cut is made,
I think the suggestion to use a table saw is best (if you have
one).

After buying the house I had no money for tools, so I hit the Saturday
yard sales and flea markets. Most of the power tools I found either
still worked or needed only a simple repair. I still use the 8" table
saw I got for $10 because abrasive cutoff wheel debris can't do more
than $10 in damage to it.

jsw

I paid $100 for a full size 10" belt driven table saw with 2 extensions. I found it in my newspaper's Saturday Super Ads.

Probably the best $100 I've ever spent. It's paid for itself many times over via home improvements that I've been able to do because of it.