Strostkovy
Titanium
- Joined
- Oct 29, 2017
So I'm sure this has been discussed before, but is there any reason not to cut a keyway by using a CNC lathe like a shaper? Does anyone sell tooling for this?
It seem easy enough to command a spindle orientation then have the slide take a pass. I figure if single pointing (possibly with a different tool for each wall, possibly not) the load would be no big deal to the mechanics of the lathe.
Any reason not to attempt this? I at one point had fun practice grinding some tool steel into a shape that let me cut a tiny groove out of mild steel by pushing it by hand, so I can't imagine loads would be too high if done carefully.
It seem easy enough to command a spindle orientation then have the slide take a pass. I figure if single pointing (possibly with a different tool for each wall, possibly not) the load would be no big deal to the mechanics of the lathe.
Any reason not to attempt this? I at one point had fun practice grinding some tool steel into a shape that let me cut a tiny groove out of mild steel by pushing it by hand, so I can't imagine loads would be too high if done carefully.