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Using a Bridgeport Shaping/Slotting Head to...
.... broach a hex hole in mild steel.
Anyone see a problem with this method? I have two parts sent to me that already have a .250" hex in them, and my friend wants them opened up to .375" hexes. I tested one, and it drilled out very easily and nicely. My plan right now is to make a shaping cutter to fit my Bridgeport Shaper/Slotting Head that has the width of one flat of the hex (.217"), place the piece in a 5C collet, the collet in a hex shaped collet block for easy indexing in the vise, and broach/slot the hole to a hex shape. Warnings? Admonitions? Vulgarities? Suggestions? A better idea? Thanks, Weyland |
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