Making A Rotary Broach - Cutting Hex Sided Holes (DIY)

G'day everyone, In this video I will be showing you the journey that I undertook to try and cut my own hex sockets. To do this I need to make use of a rotary broaching tool. There are commercial versions of this tool, but they are out of my price range for a hobby shop, so I decided to make my own. This will be a rotary broach tool for the lathe. Making one should be a pretty straight forward job, but there are fine details that need to be done correctly in order to do this correctly. It took me a few weeks and several revisions to make this work. I hope you enjoy this video. The two links below are well worth checking out. They provided me with a useful direction to go in when designing this tool. The Recreational Machinist's Video -    • Rotary Broaching a Hex Key Recess on a Min...   http://mikesworkshop.weebly.com/ Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Making The Tool Housing 2:34 - Machining The Housing 3:48 - Machining The Shaft 5:06 - Machining A Backstop 6:21 - Finishing The Housing 7:16 - Cutting The Dovetails 8:02 - First Assembly 8:45 - Making The Broach Cutters 10:17 - Adding The Ball Bearings 10:48 - First Test Cuts 12:00 - Making A HSS Cutter 12:54 - Using The Rotary Broach #DIY #Machining #RotaryBroach Mill - Sieg X2.7l Lathe Sieg c3 7x14 Mini Metal Lathe