They normally use something called a slitting saw.??is a short (6min) video on the basics of using a slitting saw. There are quite a few folks who use them, and Quinn at Blonidihacks demonstrates making your own slitting saw arbor:?
Both of these folks have larger machines, but the principles are the same. Just smaller! ;)?
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On Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 09:52:35 AM CDT, Steve Johnson <steve@...> wrote:
I am casting a new motor mount for an SL Unimat. I'll be using green sand, cope/drag, and as such I will have to cast it with the slot/slit(?) on the clamp side filled in. I'm at a loss trying to figure out the best way to cut this back in after casting. Band saw? Too thin. Table saw? Too thick. Unimat? I don't know where to begin.
So this is what the original motor mount looks like:
This is the printed 'positive', and is what the aluminum casting will look like:
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