Is it really worth making one when they come out of China for a couple of grains of rice? If you are worried about finish re-work an imported one.
AWEM
Is it really worth making one when they come out of China for a couple of grains of rice? If you are worried about finish re-work an imported one.
AWEM
As Andrew mentioned I bought one for about £30 + tax in the UK on sale at J&L and it has been fine. I tightened up some screws and most importantly milled the sides of the base parallel to the spindle axis as they were unmachined, that allows me to drop a bar into the Bridgeport T-slot and place the spin indexer against it for a quick reference before clamping down. For what they cost I wouldn't consider making one.
On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 16:36:27 -0600, with neither quill nor qualm, Al Porter quickly quoth:
Sounds interesting. Dropbox 'er, won't you, Al?
- Metaphors Be With You -
Would anyone by any chance have a set of plans for a home-built spin indexer?
Thanks,
Al
I bet there are six articles with various flavors of indexing over the years in Home Shop Machinist. I realize you probably don't have all the issues of that magazine back to 1982 when they started, but there sure are a lot of plans that have been presented there in the last 25 years.
GWE
The November - December issue of Model Engine Builder has plans for an indexer but that isn't free.
Wes
Thanks, everyone, for your replies.
I'll keep my eyes open for back-issues of those magazines :)
Cheers,
Al
Good luck - people are pretty tight with those backissues. Estate sales are a good bet, if that tells you anything ;)
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