Zahnrad Kopf
Diamond
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2010
- Location
- Tropic of Milwaukee
Ideally, I would want a Stainless construction Dividing Head. I have actually wanted to make one for some time but "time" never seems to finds its way to me so that will remain a back burner project for a while to come, yet. Short of that, I'm looking for a smaller ( meaning a 6" cube or smaller, leaning more toward "smaller" ) indexer/divider that can be angled in more than one plane, if possible. Collets would be best. ER and 5C on top of the list, but I'm willing to look at 4C and others, as well.
Now, I have several options but I am hoping to find _something_ that will allow me to do this without cobbling too many bits and pieces together, at once. I have several dividing heads and among them some smaller Ellis ones that have the typical 1.5" diameter threaded nose. I could always make an ER32/40 nose piece for one of those and be done with it, using the Dividing Head somewhat sacrificially but I would at least like to _try_ to avoid sacrificing one. ( corrosive environment )
I have a standard Rockwell UniVise that could mount some manner of indexer spindle in it. ( making it like the first attached picture. ) But I don't know what that would actually be called to know what to look for... Something like the second attached picture would likely work, too but they seem to be pricey when one finds them and I don't know that I'd want to buy one to wreck it. ( corrosive environment )
I could even put something on a Sine Plate if I needed to, but I hesitate to do that for the same reasons as the Dividing Head.
Basically, I need to be able to tilt in at least one plane ( preferably two ) and also be able to index. I'm fine with modifying or making things to get something the final few steps that if that something already exists but is limited in some small way, but I don't have the time to tackle my ideal of an actual Stainless construction Dividing Head right now.
Any ideas? Thanks.
Now, I have several options but I am hoping to find _something_ that will allow me to do this without cobbling too many bits and pieces together, at once. I have several dividing heads and among them some smaller Ellis ones that have the typical 1.5" diameter threaded nose. I could always make an ER32/40 nose piece for one of those and be done with it, using the Dividing Head somewhat sacrificially but I would at least like to _try_ to avoid sacrificing one. ( corrosive environment )
I have a standard Rockwell UniVise that could mount some manner of indexer spindle in it. ( making it like the first attached picture. ) But I don't know what that would actually be called to know what to look for... Something like the second attached picture would likely work, too but they seem to be pricey when one finds them and I don't know that I'd want to buy one to wreck it. ( corrosive environment )
I could even put something on a Sine Plate if I needed to, but I hesitate to do that for the same reasons as the Dividing Head.
Basically, I need to be able to tilt in at least one plane ( preferably two ) and also be able to index. I'm fine with modifying or making things to get something the final few steps that if that something already exists but is limited in some small way, but I don't have the time to tackle my ideal of an actual Stainless construction Dividing Head right now.
Any ideas? Thanks.