On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 at 19:49, Fred Cisin via cctalk <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am guessing that Tony has enough skill milling, that a dremel would not > be much quicker or easier. Quite likely. Not knowing anything about folks' extended skillsets around here (staying on topic does that) I can only speak to what I know. > Besides, depending on what kind(s) of milling machine that he has or has > access to, it would be straight forward for him to mill a LONG piece of > brass stock to fit. Then he could cut short pieces for the key blanks. That would make sense. I don't think it would compromise the strength of the bows of the keys that would be cut out of it. > If actually milling or "dremel milling" the grooves, paracentric and > non-paracentric would not differ much. BUT, if it is non-paracentric, > then a thin piece of flat brass stock coule fit into the keyway without > necessarily haveing to mill alll of the grooves and/or not having to mill > them deeply. That also makes sense. If, in the process of construction a test fit bore that out I'd call it a happy coincidence and run with it. The Doctor [412/724/301/703/415/510] WWW: https://drwho.virtadpt.net/ Get thee down. Be thou funky.
