Nice job, Roy

That looks very tidy.

… I may follow your excellent example.

MichaelG.

Hi Roy

Looks like a nice job – very pleased to see that you've made it.

I like the modifications – great idea if you want to change index wheels and easier to adjust to eliminate the backlash.

Replacing the keyway with the grubscrew makes the whole manufacturing process easier and quicker, particularly by avoiding the internal keyway in the wheel. Just one slight word of caution though – the grubscrew can never be as secure as the keyway, but as long as you lock the spindle during heavy cuts all should be fine. (I tend to be lazy at times and forget to lock the spindle, just relying on the pin).

Reading my article again, I'm afraid that I wasn't quite specific enough about the backstop thread. I did use a tap that I managed to borrow from a friend.

Hope that you enjoy using the indexing head, and would be interested to hear how you get on with it.

Regards, Roger