MadModder
The Shop => Tools => Topic started by: jatt on December 24, 2009, 06:49:50 PM
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Hi all and a merry Xmas/day off to all.
Looking to buy a slitting saw arbor that will take different sized hole centres. My reasoning: more flexibilty in blade choice, minimise amount of tooling; there is still so much more stuff to buy!!!!!
Thoughts/suggestions from those who have had experience with something similar to attached foto.
My main concern was how well would something like this hold the actual blade. Have seen fotos of some saw blades with a keyway slot. Hard to see from Interweb fotos whether any of the arbors I have looked at have a corresponding notch to match.
Like the fact that this one has MT3 taper to match my mill.
As yet dont have a lathe, so a home made isnt an option at this stage.
Have both Imperial and Metric drawbars, the latter came about after I stuffted up when puchasing an ER32 collet chuck. MT3 metic wasnt it, doh!! No worries some metric threaded rod and a welded nut....
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I've yet to see a slitting saw run true, even with the arbors I've made and using quality carbide blade .... I'm not saying they don't run true, just that I've not seen one yet.
The keyway is for a milling cutter, the slitting saws don't have a keyway ... :thumbup:
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Thanks Darren.
I'm getting there, it just takes time.
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You're doing fine, only just started myself :thumbup:
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Seasons Greetings!
That arbor will probably work just fine, designs like this are common and available just about everywhere. I haven't had any first hand experience with these as I have made my own arbors but they are simple enough devices so it should be OK.
Darren is right, most slitting saws don't run true - diameter wise that is, they always seem to be out a bit.
cheers, Graham in Ottawa Canada