broaching

I was recently in a machine shop/ plant, where I saw a, new to me, machine. It was a horizontal broaching machine. Looked relatively old. But what was striking, to me (who has only used broaches that are less than a foot long) this machine used broaches that were about 30" long. The obvious...

As part of my CNC Lathe build, I need to install some pulleys on the spindle drive. The easiest method for making a key way in a pulley is to broach the feature into to part. I'm facing two challenges in using this traditional method: no arbor press and no broach tooling. O.k., alternative...

So I'm inches away from tearing down my top end on as it needs a rebuild. I built a quick and dirty table mount the remove the head today(thanks mrpete for the video). Every video I have watched shows someone using an arbor press on the various bearings. I don't think I will be doing the spindle...

Shop Made Rotary Broach i have a job that requires a square hole to be pierced through a piece of machined steel. the material is too thin to be push broached for fear of fracture. i don't have pull broaches or the puller for that matter, so i'm doing the next easiest method i have seen. i...

Another new to broaching with questions. Are Collard Bushings measured from the top of the collar to the bottom of the bushing -OR- from the under- side of the collar to the bottom of the bushing? Here is some background: I picked up a Nuline #10 set from Enco on-sale and with a 30% off code...

I would like some replies to explain what is meant by a collared and non collared broach? Also, when you purchase a set of broaches, I understand that there is different sizes to fit into various diameters for the shafts and also different thicknesses of the broaches themselves - to cut deeper...