Thread: Presses and techniques for 1/2" HEX broaches
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Re: Presses and techniques for 1/2" HEX broaches
On 100 I used to center whatever I wanted broached on the lathe, and run the broach through it using the tailstock. You were pretty much guaranteed that the broach would be centered and perpendicular to the hole, and the tailstock we had could generally handle the forces involved. I realize that it wasn't the greatest for the lathe (especially the ballscrew on the tailstock), but we rarely broached anything thicker/more intense than 1/2" aluminium, and didn't seem to have any issues with the lathe.
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