Re: Primary Supports - Ball Cutter Question

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

An alternative approach is to drill the holes for the CU tube in a piece of
say HDPE, and then use a band saw to reduce the height of the support down
to the hole but outside of center to leave most of the hole and then snap
the tubing into the piece.  I worked great for me.

Gerry R.


 > Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > I bought a ball cutter from McMaster Carr, in hopes of
 > being able to machine my primary supports. I'll be
 > using my radial arm saw to do this. I was hoping to be
 > able to cut slightly lower than the middle of the ball
 > into the supports, so I could snap my tubing into
 > place. The problem is that the ball cutter I bought
 > apparently can't cut more than half way into my
 > supports. This means that I'd have to make two passes,
 > in order to get the depth I need, which would result
 > in a slot, rather than a partial circle. In other
 > words, I won't be able to snap my tubing into place.
 >
 > Now on to my question...
 >
 > Do ball cutters exist that would allow me to cut
 > deeper than halfway down in a single pass? If so,
 > where can I get one? (A cheap one.)
 >
 > thanks
 > Adam
 >
 >
 >