Another digital dividing head

[DIYer]

Thanks Eaglewood! We've added your Digital Dividing Head to our Machining category,
as well as to your builder page: Eaglewood's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Digital Dividing Head by Eaglewood

tags: Arduino, divider

[DIYer]

Thanks Eaglewood! We've added your Dividing Head Locking Mechanism to our Machining category,
as well as to your builder page: Eaglewood's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Dividing Head Locking Mechanism by Eaglewood

tags: divider, lock

[Toolmaker51]

How'd I miss this? A digital indexer's been on my list for ages; with confession building one hadn't surfaced. Anything Haas or FANUC is $3-6000 used.
I'm not literate in Arduino, besides knowing their capabilities are extensive. This looks like a perfect launch to new skills.
First will be the spindle. Something patterned along line of a toolroom lathe, threaded outside/ 5C inside. Chucks are nice, but collets have far less obstruction for short parts.

[Paul Jones]

TM51,

There are several great Arduino projects for making a digital indexers. This is on by Herb Blar

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Another very detailed project for an article at Home Model Engine Machinist that looks promising. It is entitled "Arduino Rotary Table for Dummies" and just what I wanted with step by step instructions (see https://www.homemodelenginemachinist...dummies.26744/ ). This is the project I want to work on because of the included programming.

Regards,
Paul

[Eaglewood]

You are right, a 5c spindle would be more accurate and vesitile but I am cheap so I used a spindle from a hanger queen that I had��. Been using it a lot and seems to work very well. I just made a new index ring for my tool grinder and the slots are within .0005.
Dick