Just did a job cutting splines in a shaft. Used my
horizontal mill adapter to mount the cutter. R8
taper drive. All went smoothly till today when I
went to break down the setup and put it all
away. That damned nut on the end of the arbor
somehow went tighter than tobies ass and
won't break loose! Since the drive is right
angle it must be a bevel gear setup and I'm
afraid to hit it too hard as it may break a gear
tooth. That would really suck. The cutter did
not have a keyway drive in case you're
wondering. So, what do you guys do in this
situation? I'm planning on making a setup
to support each end and since the R8 end
has a keyway that should stop the turning
enough to break it free. Thoughts?
phil k.