Re: Clarification on Broaching Question!

Cliff wrote:
>
> On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 03:10:17 GMT, BottleBob <bottlbob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:

> >jonathon:
> >
> > We've done some odd size keyway cutting/broaching in stainless
> >with Z
> >moves (.002 step over) with our Fadal. We use an M19 Spindle
> >Stop/Orient, (now the spindle is not real solidly held and you can move
> >it a little bit against the what seems like spring loading with a wrench
> >but it held it rigidly enough for our purposes). Don't know if other
> >machines use the same code or even have the orient feature.
>
> I also recall your posts on how important it is to keep the
> bearings/spindle spinning/rotating <G>.


Cliff:

Well, I seriously doubt that a stepover of .002 is likely going
generate a force great enough to brinell the spindle bearings.


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