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Lathe Index Wheel
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Used as a protractor, it allows you to divide a work piece.
Instructions
I had an old Atlas lathe with one of these degree wheels on the back of the chuck, used it often and now I miss it. So I made one for this mini lathe.
The 4 inch diameter wheel has a hole every 5 degrees. I designed it with zero-clearance and, as a result, it is conveniently attached by a tight slip-fit over a spindle retaining nut on the rear of the spindle.
The pointer bracket is just a basic pointer-holder at thi
Instructions
I had an old Atlas lathe with one of these degree wheels on the back of the chuck, used it often and now I miss it. So I made one for this mini lathe.
The 4 inch diameter wheel has a hole every 5 degrees. I designed it with zero-clearance and, as a result, it is conveniently attached by a tight slip-fit over a spindle retaining nut on the rear of the spindle.
The pointer bracket is just a basic pointer-holder at thi
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