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The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: slowcoach on November 28, 2009, 04:17:59 PM

Title: Square broach
Post by: slowcoach on November 28, 2009, 04:17:59 PM

Hi all, does anyone know where i can get hold of a 1/2" square broach? I want to make a new handle for my Shaper and it has a 1/2" square spindle.
Failing that, does anyone have a good way of making a square hole?


Cheers
Rob

Title: Re: Square broach
Post by: bogstandard on November 28, 2009, 04:39:06 PM

You should be able to carve the square hole from a round using your shaper.

Failing that, do as in the C-o-C


Bogs

Title: Re: Square broach
Post by: Jasonb on November 29, 2009, 02:25:17 AM

J&L do them but at £162.00 I think you will want to find a way to do it yourself. You could file most of it out and then make a broach out of sq silver steel to finish it off.  Or drill most of it out and use your shaper with say a 3/8 sq tool to cut one corner out at a time.

Jason

Title: Re: Square broach
Post by: slowcoach on November 29, 2009, 07:16:31 AM

Thanks guys for the reply and ideas. I have decided put the shaper into action on this one. I am going to make a couple of handles, I did'nt realise how much broaches cost  :bugeye:

Rob