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The accessories shown will allow you to arrange your DAVIS KEYSEATER to suit your internal keywaying and/or external slotting requirements.
	WORK CENTERING VEE BLOCKS, KWIK KLAMPS: This photo illustrates a Model 15 set up with a DA-7 Work Centering Vee Block and two DA-23 Kwik Klamps. The slot size in the bushing must correspond to the size of a cutter however, the diameter of a bushing does not have to be the same as the bore of a work-piece. The DA-6 or DA-7 Work Centering Vee Block may be used to center the work-piece with respect to the slot in the bushing by means of three-point contact. This eliminates multiple set-ups for small quantities of work-pieces that have different bore sizes yet require the same size keyway; it also allows you to keyway parts when you do not have the proper diameter bushing on hand. The DA-23 Kwik Klamps shown are made of forged steel and because of their cam-action design, are faster than conventional, slow methods of clamping parts on Davis Keyseaters, as well as for other machine tools with T-slots.
	A. WORKLIGHT: Source of illumination directly at the work. Accessory No. DA-62 for all models. B. 3" EXTRA THROAT DEPTH ASSEMBLY Where the O.D. of the work-piece is greater than can be accommodated by the standard throat depth of 19".An 3" Extra Throat Depth Assembly is available as an option, and the increased diameter that can be accommodated is consequently 6". Accessory No. DA-60. This option can be field retrofitted. C. 6" EXTRA HEIGHT ARMPOST Where the work-piece is higher than can be accommodated by the standard vertical capacity of 12" on the Models 15 and 5, an additional 6" can be accommodated by this longer arm-post, Accessory No. D-1701 for Model 15 Accessory No. D-524 for Model 5.
	TILTING TABLE ATTACHMENT: Accessory No. DA-58. This accessory is necessary to enable cutting a keyway that must be parallel to a tapered bore or to cut a tapered keyway in a straight bore. Tapers up to 4" per foot (included) may be accommodated. Due to the height of the tilting table, the length of cut capacity of a cutter is reduced by 2 1/2".
	SWINGING CLAMP BAR ASSEMBLY: This accessory allows clamping of a large work-piece when the T slots are not accessible for conventional Clamping. It will accommodate work-pieces to 32" diameter. (Accessory No. DA-59)
	INDEXABLE CUTTER GUIDE: Accessory No. DA-86. It mounts to the resistance arm and is used to guide a cutter for external slotting of parts.
	INDEX TABLE: The DAVIS Index Table (Accessory No. DA-22) provides an accurate means of indexing work-pieces for cutting internal multiple keyways, standard splines, or multiple grooves. It uses special centering bushings and centering rings and they must be ordered separately to suit individual requirements. Due to the height of the Index Table, the length of cut capacity of a cutter is reduced by 2-1/2".
	ANGLE BLOCK: This accessory is used to provide back. up support of tall work-pieces and can be used on all models of the Davis Keyseater; Accessory No. DA-9.
	VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE: Accessory No. DA-27. Provides an infinitely variable speed range of 11 to 56 strokes per minute to achieve the proper surface speed and cutting efficiency for a variety of materials. It allows the operator to slow down the machine speed when cutting hard materials such as stainless, and to speed up the machine speed when cutting soft materials such as aluminum and cast iron. The result in all materials is a reduction of the cutting time, and an increase in cutter life between sharpenings. Constant power is developed throughout the speed range and speed can be changed under full load. It should also be noted that cutters are now available with high tech coatings that can give large increases in the number of cuts that can be made in tougher alloys like D2, stainless etc.