Surface Precision Defect Shaver

An apparatus for precision shaving, comprising:

• an endmill cutter;
• a base frame;
• a motor adjacent to the base frame and having a shaft on one end;
• a coupler positioned between the shaft and the endmill cutter;
• a positioning slide housed within the base frame;
• a coupler frame fastened to the positioning slide;
• a first gear fastened to the positioning slide;
• and
• a second gear adjacent to the first gear, the second gear having a set of first teeth and a set of second teeth positioned opposite the set of first teeth, the set of first teeth and the set of second teeth being separated by a gap.

A method of precision shaving, comprising:

• inserting an endmill cutter through a hole in a base frame;
• placing a motor adjacent to the base frame, the motor having a shaft on one end;
• positioning a coupler between the shaft and the endmill cutter;
• placing a positioning slide within the base frame
• fastening a coupler frame to the positioning slide;
• fastening a first gear to the positioning slide;
• placing a second gear adjacent to the first gear, the second gear having a set of first teeth and a set of second teeth positioned opposite the set of first teeth, the set of first teeth and the set of second teeth being separated by a gap;
• and
• shaving an amount of material from a surface.