Keyway Milling Machine

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.

Keyway milling machine.

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. This is how to mill a straight keyway on a shaft using a bridgeport milling machine. 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.

The feed is automatic with an automatic depth of 0 1 mm per stroke. The shaft is clamped with self centering vice. They mill precise notches in rotary shafts to fit machine keys and can also be used for slot milling. For about the same cost as machining a keyway off site you can purchase a climax key mill.

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. Portable keyway milling in pune manufacturer of portable key way milling machine portable key way center dri. Watch my other video that show how to cut a woodruff half moon key sea. At desired final depth machine gets automatically stopped with instant sound of buzzer.

Icon make an automatic key way machine is specially designed for making key ways on shaft. These two axis and three axis mills cut keyways slots pockets or flats on shaft diameters of 1 5 to 24 inches 38 to 610 mm.