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Re: Hex Broach Options?

buy a 3/8" hex and go!

$130 is not all that expensive if you consider all of your options. if you buy the right size, a size that will fit all your applications then that one broach will probably last you your entire life.

as long as you use the broach correctly and feed it plenty of high quality lube then you'll be fine.

we do a lot of broaching in our lathe. put the material in the chuck and the broach in the tailstock......lock, crank, broach. very simple.

no more keys, no more trantorqu......just cheap hexagon stock.

our 3/8" hex broach is going strong after hundreds of broachings.
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