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Re: Key-Way for Gates Sprockets

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Originally Posted by arizonafoxx View Post
To the teams that have an arbor press what rating do you recommend. Can a 1/2 ton arbor press get you by or do you need a 1 ton or better? Is there certain brands to stay away from?
The first year we broached keyways, we tapped them through with a rubber mallet. It worked great as far as creating the keyway, though it's hard on the broach and is not something I would recommend. (We were both time-desperate and had no idea what we were doing.)

So that said, I think a small press would be fine. The 12-ton bottle jack press we now have is massive overkill.
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