fit the gear on the outboard end of the headstock, with dividing plate
etcetera.
So's I got to thinking, I could make that - a mount to fit one of the extra
change gears, and a worm wheel on the same shaft, and a worm at right
angles, cobble the whole thing so it would turn the spindle (slowly) and
then have fun making stuff to fit on the cross-slide.
Then I had a (possibly) bright idea:
I don't need a lot of teeth hitting the worm-wheel, it's not like power
transmission is going on. How about a single worm with thread profile to
match the headstock gear? I'd have to tilt the worm at some small angle.
Maybe there's a source of threaded rod that would fit nicely...
And while I'm posting, I got a quick-change toolpost holder for it and it is
not as good in the rigidity department as the one that came with it. This
is a cheaper type of qc holder that overhangs the compound and it moves
unless I tighten the gibs too much for easy
movement-in-the-plane-which-was-intended. Bummer, and I can't return it
'cause I had to modify it to fit the mouunting stud.
Here's a pic of it:
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