Bill:
In answer to your question, the slot will be milled from the OD of the cylinder into the ID (along a radial line emanating from the primary axis).
Do you think the punch idea is superior to a broaching operation?
AAmoroso:
I see your point, but sounds a little tedious if we're...
Thanks for the reply, David. Unfortunately, I forgot to mention that cosmetics is of some concern, so that, from the exterior of the component, the slot must have a rectangular outline -- no Mickey Mouse ears allowed! Good idea, but it won't work for our particular situation.
We are having relatively small cylindrical components CNC machined out of 316L stainless steel. We are using a 30-taper machine. We would like to machine a small rectangular slot in the rim of the component, the slot measuring approximately 0.6" in length by 0.08" in height. It would need to...
