Quote from: Firewalker on November 27, 2022, 12:57:19 PMQuote from: KWK on November 27, 2022, 12:19:33 PMQuote from: Firewalker on November 26, 2022, 09:16:43 PMBack in my smiting days, I would TIG the heads and use the slotter on the lathe after rounding them again. Most good smiths I know do the same or just get replacements from Numrich.A slotter on a lathe makes me think of something to cut keyways. What is a slotter that cuts screw slots on the lathe? And why not just use a slitting saw with the screw held in a collet block? I have made a lot of slotted screws myself. Used a hacksaw blade many times. Also cut slots on the vertical mill with an arbor or I can use my little Burke horizontal. Easier to see on the horizontal.Correct, slitter. I get words wrong all the time, spellchecker does it to me too.That's cool. I thought maybe you were talking about some kind of Swiss lathe (Shaublin) or something with a bazillion rare attachments.
Quote from: KWK on November 27, 2022, 12:19:33 PMQuote from: Firewalker on November 26, 2022, 09:16:43 PMBack in my smiting days, I would TIG the heads and use the slotter on the lathe after rounding them again. Most good smiths I know do the same or just get replacements from Numrich.A slotter on a lathe makes me think of something to cut keyways. What is a slotter that cuts screw slots on the lathe? And why not just use a slitting saw with the screw held in a collet block? I have made a lot of slotted screws myself. Used a hacksaw blade many times. Also cut slots on the vertical mill with an arbor or I can use my little Burke horizontal. Easier to see on the horizontal.Correct, slitter. I get words wrong all the time, spellchecker does it to me too.
Quote from: Firewalker on November 26, 2022, 09:16:43 PMBack in my smiting days, I would TIG the heads and use the slotter on the lathe after rounding them again. Most good smiths I know do the same or just get replacements from Numrich.A slotter on a lathe makes me think of something to cut keyways. What is a slotter that cuts screw slots on the lathe? And why not just use a slitting saw with the screw held in a collet block? I have made a lot of slotted screws myself. Used a hacksaw blade many times. Also cut slots on the vertical mill with an arbor or I can use my little Burke horizontal. Easier to see on the horizontal.
Back in my smiting days, I would TIG the heads and use the slotter on the lathe after rounding them again. Most good smiths I know do the same or just get replacements from Numrich.
Ok then, what's a slitter for a lathe?An arbor with a slitting saw and a milling attachment?