摘要:
Apparatus for machining a desired profile in a continuous mixer agitator and the like includes an attachment for a vertical boring mill or lathe and the like, wherein the attachment comprises a base plate with mounting structure to secure the base plate on the table of the boring mill or face plate of the lathe, and a rotary indexing table is carried by the base plate in an offset position relative to the center of the table or face plate and the like, said indexing table rotatably supporting the agitator on the base plate and the base plate rotatably supporting the indexing table, such that by properly adjusting the offset and speed of rotation of the indexing table, a desired profile is automatically machined in the agitator. The method of machining continuous mixer agitators includes the steps of determining the profile desired in the agitator, determining at least one radius of curvature necessary to generate an arc to obtain the desired profile, determining the center for the radius of curvature, and wherein the center corresponds to the center of a lathe or vertical boring mill and the like and then positioning the agitator to be machined with its center a distance from the center of the lathe or vertical boring mill and the like an amount necessary to obtain the offset to accomplish machining of the desired profile on the agitator as the agitator is orbitally rotated about the center.