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not done it yet	13/12/2017 06:33:16
7517 forum posts 20 photos	An alternative to building a shaper attachment for the lathe is to pick up a small shaper, like an Adept, and use that for keyway cutting. The slideways and ram are built with plenty of rigidity for very good reason. Weighty, perhaps, but doesn't take up too much storage. Saves thrashing (or even trashing) the lathe. The Alexander I have is very capable of cutting internal slots of any size I will ever need. The Drummond is even more capable.
norman valentine	28/12/2017 16:33:43
280 forum posts 40 photos	Earlier in this post I mentioned that I was making a slotting tool. It is now complete. I made it for my Raglan lathe and it mounts in place of the topslide. I found it to be very straightforward to use and on a test piece I was able to make 2 thou. deep cuts, without any sense of straining anything, and no dig-ins. When I tried slotting by racking the saddle backwards and forwards 1 thou was a strain and I had lots of dig-ins. The actual cutter holder is interchangeable and can be made to suit the bore of the job in hand. Edited By norman valentine on 28/12/2017 16:38:12

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