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ANOTHER “DO-IT-YOURSELF” PROJECT FOR THE HOME MECHANIC Handy Lathe Attachment Cuts INTERNAL KEYWAYS BY WALLY SKYRMAN In restoring old cars we often find a need to cut a new keyway of clean up an old one. With this eaily-built accessory for your lathe described here, you can easly cut your own internal keyways quickly and with no danger of damage to your lathe. “Basically, this attachment allows you to move the carriage and tool post back and forth by tse of a hand lever without putting any strain on the carriage apron gear. A boring bar is mounted in the tool post with the cutter bit positioned so that the cutting will oceur as the boring bar is pushed into the work. Width of the cut is varied by the width of the cutter and/or repositioning of the work. ‘The attachment is composed of three parts: 1, Tailstock Pivot ~ This part clamps on the tailstock ram and holds the hand lever in position. Tt is made of three pieces of iron and is held tight on the ram by means of a clamp bolt. For the clamp bolt to work easily, the hole bored to fit over the tailstock ram should have about 0.002" clearance. 2, Hand Lever — Hand movement is “geared down” to push on the cutter bit by using a lever ‘made of a 3/4” rod with an ear welded on it. 3, Push Ring — By means of the push ring, movement of the hand lever is transmitted to a loose fitting ring directly over and in line with the boring bar. Materials used are a 3/8” pipe with a flat bar for one end. The ring can be made of a flat bar or a section of pipe. Aim for a 1/32" clearance between the ring and boring bar holder. ‘Due to the fact that lathes vary in dimensions, only guide lines will be shown for the common 12 ‘Atlas-Craftsman lathe. Try to align all parts so that the push from the hand lever is in line with the ABOVE: Lathe fitted with attachment for cutting internal keyways Page? YZ Che

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