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I recently won a set of slitting saws on e-bay and decided to make my own arbor. I based my design on a Toolmex version I saw for ~$99. The End Cap fits inside the main body to guide the saw blade. The lower flange is only 1/4" thick to give lots of clearance. I made the arbor from a piece of 1.5" CRS. I used an M8 screw for the clamp, but a 5/16-18 would work just as well, I just have more M8's laying around
I was able to use my B42 Collet closer for this job, since it came with a 1.5" collet. One of these days I will get that thing converted over to ER-40.
All in all not a bad way to spend a Saturday in the shop Sorry for the lack of pictures but I didn't grab my camera until the last pass on the body.
Finished Arbor with end cap installed
Arbor with R-8 Colled fully inserted
Main Body in Collet holder
Final pass on the shank
End Piece by itself
End Piece with 1/8 Slot cutter
And with a 1/2" Slot cutter... somehow that was in with the saw blades
Arbor mounted in mill.
I also attached a pdf sketch of the finished part. I didn't have a sketch when I made it, so I just measured the finished piece to make a drawing
View attachment Saw Arbor_bw.pdf
I was able to use my B42 Collet closer for this job, since it came with a 1.5" collet. One of these days I will get that thing converted over to ER-40.
All in all not a bad way to spend a Saturday in the shop Sorry for the lack of pictures but I didn't grab my camera until the last pass on the body.
Finished Arbor with end cap installed
Arbor with R-8 Colled fully inserted
Main Body in Collet holder
Final pass on the shank
End Piece by itself
End Piece with 1/8 Slot cutter
And with a 1/2" Slot cutter... somehow that was in with the saw blades
Arbor mounted in mill.
I also attached a pdf sketch of the finished part. I didn't have a sketch when I made it, so I just measured the finished piece to make a drawing
View attachment Saw Arbor_bw.pdf