(05-17-2023, 05:16 PM)EdK Wrote: [ -> ] (05-17-2023, 04:22 PM)Highpower Wrote: [ -> ] (05-17-2023, 03:57 PM)rleete Wrote: [ -> ]I am pleased with this purchase, and wish I had gotten it years ago.
Exactly what I said after I bought mine. When you need one they are worth their weight in gold.
I would love to get a set but having no press of any kind would make it useless for me. 
Ed
For small broaches like that, I just use the quill on my mill to push them through. It doesn't take much.
Tom
I bought a HF arbor press many years ago for a project that never happened. It took longer to clean the decades of crud off it that it took to press the broach through.
But I think for sizes that small, a drill press would be more than enough.
(05-18-2023, 07:44 AM)rleete Wrote: [ -> ]I bought a HF arbor press many years ago for a project that never happened. It took longer to clean the decades of crud off it that it took to press the broach through.
But I think for sizes that small, a drill press would be more than enough.
I'm blaming you and Tom, I ordered the broach set.
Ed
(05-17-2023, 03:57 PM)rleete Wrote: [ -> ]I've been wanting some broaches for a long time, and I finally bit the bullet and got some. Seller is discount_machine, on eBay. It pictured a plain wooden box, but the one that showed up is this fancy case as shown:
Inside is nice, too:
And after just a few minutes with the arbor press, this is the result:
Cutters are very sharp, and all the parts appear very well made. 1/2" bushing was a nice slip fit in the 1/2" bore of the part. Since the bushing and shim are both shorter than the part, I ran it through from both ends. I am pleased with this purchase, and wish I had gotten it years ago.
So much easier than doing it on a lathe or in a shaper.
Got the broach set along with a chunk of brass I need for a future project. Both from ebay.
Ed
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