[Metal lathe] Indexing plate and cranck

[Christophe Mineau]

Hi christophe
Good work buddy, I'm assuming you have a milling attachment on your lathe ? Are you making camshafts ? Crank Shafts ? Mr. Curiosity here LOL.
Anyway great write up & Doc., I'm curious as to what was your main concern for making an indexing plate for your lathe,
Nice Job

Doug

Hi Doug, thanks for the kind words !
Actually, more than the indexing feature, I needed the locking feature, especially for side drilling.
(See the other topic)
Example :
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But Yes, I often do some small milling or grinding with my Dremel attachment, and I have recently purchased a small rooter that I wish to install on the lathe, probably in my milling square to get a Z axis.
I want to use it also for sharpening or grinding some conical reamer for woodwind instrument making.

Cheers !

[scrdmgl]

Excellent solution for your application and purposes Christophe. That happens to be the reason why I have a need for an indexing plate in my lathe. But there's more than that to justify it. Consider this; it is a known fact that is always easier to find and keep a center in a lathe than in a mill if you have one. Accordingly, before moving the part to the mill to continue processing, I use the index plate to locate radially disposed holes in the work piece drilled with a 1/8" (3.175 mm) hole and later transferred to my rotary table and using a pin gauge held in the mill chuck, I locate one hole and then all the others in succession to be enlarged as needed accurately and easily.

Regards

Jorge