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  1. 14th February 2008, 05:24 PM #1
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    Default 24 division Spindle index

    I have gone from a very old lathe into something a little more modern. Can anyone tell me in laymans terms what a 24 division spindle index is or does?
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    check this site out http://www.ornamentalturners.org/

    edit also found this old thread with some great pics of other stuff you can do https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...turning+pencil
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    Basically, it allows you to turn the spindle a prcisely measured amount with regards to the headstock. I have mostly seen it used along with a router, but I suppose there are other uses too. Imagine you have turned a balustrade, and want to rout out a decorative channel on 4 faces of the turning. You can lock the spindle, and rout one channel with a sled above the lathe. You then turn the index mechanism the correct number of "clicks" for 90 dgrees, and do the next one - repeat for 4 channels. You have 4 channels routed at precise intervals on the turning.

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    Indexing can also be handy for making spoked wheels etc.
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    basicly it means the lathe spindle can be locked at 24 diferent evenly spaced intervals.

    handy for doing barley twists and the like

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    It should be obvious from the above replies that Indexing is only useful when the lathe is turned off... it turns the lathe into a 24 position vice.

    So... if you ever get one and value your lathe, for God's sake remember to disengage the pin before you hit the lathe's ON button!
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    Check out this site...in the "Downloads & Misc" part.
    http://www.smithart.us/index.htm

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  9. 15th February 2008, 06:36 AM #8
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    Fantstic. You have answered my question perfectly. Many thanks to all.This forum is great for uninitiated like me.
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