Keyway Milling Machine

The feed is automatic with an automatic depth of 0 1 mm per stroke.

Keyway milling machine.

Icon make an automatic key way machine is specially designed for making key ways on shaft. Watch my other video that show how to cut a woodruff half moon key sea. Keyseating for large specialty keyways keyway cutting with a keyseater machine or internal keyway slotting machine removes material through a series of tooth cutting strokes. For about the same cost as machining a keyway off site you can purchase a climax key mill.

Hydratight s keyway cutter is a simple but powerful machine that can easily cut accurate keyways with a finish comparable to ground surfaces. They mill precise notches in rotary shafts to fit machine keys and can also be used for slot milling. At desired final depth machine gets automatically stopped with instant sound of buzzer. Cnc mill broaching and cnc lathe broaching allows yet another operation to be completed on your machining center rather than moving parts to a separate key seater edm or broaching machine vending out the operation to an expensive broaching house or using valuable shop time making your own tools.

Use these end mills for general purpose keyseat cutting in a wide range of material including aluminum iron and steel. This small portable milling machine clamps on the end of the shaft or anywhere along it and using a rotary tool cuts new keyways or re cuts worn keyways in situ. Sealed lubrication permits operation at any position of the machine. Some keyseaters only feature a single tooth cutter while other machines like the davis keyseater use a multiple tooth cutter to achieve cutting speeds as fast as broaching.

The shaft is clamped with self centering vice. Portable keyway milling machine available in 2 models needs only 38 mm space on the end of shaft to cut new keyway without dismantling the shaft from assembly cutting time for 25 mm wide 12 5 mm deep 150 mm long keyway is less than 15 minutes m c makes a keyway on a ball mill shaft while the shaft is in assembly.