Re: Broaching , a question

On 27/03/2024 17:25, Snag wrote:

On 3/27/2024 9:53 AM, David Billington wrote:

On 26/03/2024 20:40, Snag wrote:

On 3/26/2024 12:58 PM, David Billington wrote:

On 26/03/2024 16:42, Snag wrote:

I'm getting ready to broach my first keyway with an actual broach . My question is about the shims , and how thick they need to be . Measuring the difference between the first and last tooth on the broach I get .062" and I'm wondering if that is the correct thickness for the shims .

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Is it a shop made broach or bought. All my Dumont broaches come with appropriate shims to cut the keyway to the correct depth.
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  It's a couple of broaches only from eBay . I machined a guide slug for it from some 416 SS I bought to "have some on hand in case I need it" and pushed it with my 12/20* ton HF press . I made shims from some .050"  galvanized sheet I have on hand (being a Pack Rat is often a Good Thing) and it worked out quite well . I'll never broach another keyway on the lathe ...
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  *12 ton frame with a 20 ton air operated jack on it . I have beefed up the frame where it was necessary .

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Maybe some of the information in the Dumont catalogue would be of use. It gives the broach lengths and the thickness and number of shims required. https://kar.ca/pdf/catalog/en/Dumont_Catalog.pdf
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  I figure the shim should be the same thickness as the difference between the first and last tooth - mine measure .062 . This will keep the "pilot" on the end in contact with the bottom of the groove being cut . I noticed a variation in the depth on that keyway I cut yesterday ... I think because the broach was not bottomed out in the groove in the pilot bushing .

I've seen that with mine before like yesterday where the top of the broach was leaning towards me a bit, cutting edges forward, so I corrected it for the second pass for a 4mm key. I'll check my broaches tomorrow and see how the shim thickness correlates to the height increase along the broach and report back.