Re: Clarification on Broaching Question!

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:56:29 GMT, BottleBob <bottlbob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>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.

Got foorp (compare to prior <G>)?
--
Cliff
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