METHOD OF FORMING T-SLOTS IN A MACHINE TOOL TABLE

摘要

Forming T-slots in a machine tool table by positioning a pair of throat strips in spaced relationship within a suitable groove provided in the table. The throat forming strips are supported in desired position by a removable supporting filler bar and are maintained in intimate contact with the groove side wall by wedge strips. The joint formed by the contact of each throat strip and the adjacent side wall of the table groove is subjected to a beam obtained from an electron beam welder to fuse the contacting surfaces into a unit structure.