Hi all.
I've found that with my Cowells dividing head, I need to clamp the spindle every time I take a cut to get good results (I'm making clock
wheels) - there's a nut provided for exactly that purpose. I guess
this is normal (it's a feature I've seen on other dividing heads and
tables) - but it's the only dividing head I've ever used, so bear with
me if I'm totally off with this.
I'm toying with the idea of doing the rotary indexing CNC style (a la Division master, for example) but I've noticed that there is no mention of spindle clamping in the user instructions or anywhere else that I've read.
Is the assumption that spindle clamping should not be necessary, and that I'm doing something amiss to need it, or is it just that it's so obvious that no-one thinks of mentioning it... ?
Enlightenment received with thanks,
Youra.
I've found that with my Cowells dividing head, I need to clamp the spindle every time I take a cut to get good results (I'm making clock
I'm toying with the idea of doing the rotary indexing CNC style (a la Division master, for example) but I've noticed that there is no mention of spindle clamping in the user instructions or anywhere else that I've read.
Is the assumption that spindle clamping should not be necessary, and that I'm doing something amiss to need it, or is it just that it's so obvious that no-one thinks of mentioning it... ?
Enlightenment received with thanks,
Youra.