A Simple, Compact Rotary Broach | The HobbyMachinist
Finally I decided to make one and the result is shown below with the tool installed in a vertical mill. Most shopmade rotary broaches that I've seen use a pair of radial ball bearings and a ball thrust bearing. Most of these tools are also pretty darned large and would look ridiculous on my 8 x 30 vertical mill (and definitely overkill for ...