I am looking to buy a new notcher, and wonder if anyone has one of these. Doyou like it, do you think its better than hole saw type?? How many times does one shear last for. Thanks

 

for cage work ?

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yes for cage work. I do not have enough money to invest in a mill type notcher.

 

I've been drawing up plans to make myself a tubing notcher. 1hp electric single phase motor. Custom turned end mill holder and coupler to motor shaft. Pillow blocks. Custom turned roughing end mill shanks and a cross sliding vise. Should be pretty sweet. Cost around 1k with a range of sized end mills.

 

i first tried using a horizontal mill and set it up with v-block in the vice... i just couldnt get it to work... to machine had too many ajustments on it that the whole table would always move... i ended up getting the mb one (pictured above)... it makes everything so much easier

oh... DONT cheap out on the endmills... i tried cheaper ones or re-cut ones at first and they just didnt work... they wore out way to fast didnt like 4130 too much to sy the least

 

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Should have worked perfectly with a milling machine!

 

it was with a milling machine! cheap one i found on ebay though

 

haha maybe its time to take a night class!

 

we have that mill at the shop. works great

 

so no on has tried a shear notcher before... ?

 

Those things are really nice. Annular cutters I believe is what they are called and they make very clean and fast cuts!