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The vise is loose from when i carried it in.
I have about 100 small gears to cut.
I have tooling to cut internal keyways.
I had a 32" shaper but it was just way too big . I will find lots of things to make to go with my lathe's. I will post some more pics as i go...Bob
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hey bob - I would class that more as machine shop work !
from my experience they are a tricky machine to get to do much other than very light skimming. Even with well ground tooling, and the machine set up as rigid as you can the tool will still 'push off' for the 1st 1/4" of the cut, requiring multiple passes to get semi-flat.
Any metal tougher than Mild steel causes even more problems.
I class a small die block as less than 4" along the dovetail.
The orientation of the vice is usually set so the work cannot be pushed through the jaws (ie the cutting load should be into the jaw).
Perhaps they are just not for me!