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This design is my lathe indexer for a 7x10 wood lathe. This allows you to position objects to a set angle of rotation to work on. This is completely useable for a wood lathe as long as the forces on the work piece are reasonable. Need to drill holes every few degrees on a wooden clock face? This is the tool you need. You can set the object to any whole degree. The example real life picture is set to 359 degrees (35 + 9). Surprisingly accurate for a couple of pieces of plastic.

 

Mounting this will require you to drill and tap holes into the head of your wood lathe. I used #10 screws. The four mounting holes have a little wiggle room to get the position just right in case your drilled hole is off a little.

 

The faceplate is inserted between the outer bearing face and the spindle wheel/handle using friction on the 1inch screw threads of the spindle. I didn't feel like it needed a set screw, and there is not enough room for a set screw without drilling through the full diameter of the face place.

 

This makes your cheap wood lathe a precision clamping machine! Just be sure to remove the pin before spinning up the lathe! I would print the handle in a bright color!

Bill of materials

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    1/8" (3mm) Steel Pin
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The author declares that this work is their personally original model

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Credit must be given to the creator

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