Patent ID: 7484443
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: B23B,F16D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising the steps of: fixedly securing a brake rotor with a first rotatable fixture; rough-cutting a plurality of surfaces of the brake rotor while the brake rotor is fixedly secured to the first rotatable fixture; and finishing the plurality of surfaces while the brake rotor is fixedly secured to the first rotatable fixture; wherein said rough-cutting step includes the steps of: rough-cutting a pilot aperture formed by the brake rotor to increase a diameter of the pilot aperture with a first cutting tool while the brake rotor is fixedly secured to the first rotatable fixture; and rough-cutting at least one of first and second outer surfaces formed by the brake rotor with a rough straddle tool while the brake rotor is fixedly secured to the first rotatable fixture.