Cutting a long slot.

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trapper:
Just thinking you can pick used saws cheap on ebay try and get a 3/16th wide side and face cutter or a chipping saw they are stagger toothed cut better than a sliitting saw,as the name suggests the plain saws are really to be used for splitting things-yes I know they can do a deep slot but thats not what they were intended for,so go for one of the others much more suitable for deep slots-a 3/16 is a common size should easily get one of those normally with a inch bore so you may have to turn a stub arbor to hold it-you will have to open your slot out .039ins to get your width but you can bump the feed up to do this.A 6ins diameter tool will give you about inch clearance

NeoTech:
I shall try both the drilling a **** ton of holes. and if that isnt working trying the making a hole for the shaper..

As stated finding the tools required was a hassle thats why i thought of using the shaper and a parting tool. ;)

Jo:
I don't know what it is for but could you silver solder a couple of bits of steel together with spacers to form the slot?

Jo

NeoTech:
Ah well its for an integral folding knife, a large one. Basicly the handle frame is a one piece, that you mill out and then fit all the pins and lock inside, and the blade is then "closing it up". in this case i will have about 0.35mm on each side of the blade to spare. Its a custom order and i thought i had ths down.. but apparently not.

hanermo:
If you are trying to be practical .. just go down down the road to someone with a commercial mill, who can use rigid carbide effectively.
Should not be any problem on a modern tool, and take maybe 20 mins.

Agree on saws, and drilling.
Lets us know how it turns out.

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