Milling a keyway on a lathe can seem tricky, especially when dealing with a machine that lacks an automatic feed. This video ...

This article was updated May 5, 2023. It was originally published Sept. 24, 2009. Shaft keys—sometimes called sunk keys—transmit torque between shafts and shaft-mounted components such as ...

Within the list of suggested countermeasures is the recommendation to implement better key separation. In particular, the recommendation essentially removes the reuse of the master key. Instead, the ...