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Man..... I hate to ask dumb questions, but sometimes you just gotta know
I see the term "indexing" used a good bit on spindle turning and in many mfg descriptions of their lathes as a feature.
Just what is indexing?
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Indexing allows you to break a revolution on your lathe up into equal parts. An indexing wheel has holes in it that correspond to angles (0-360 deg) within the circle. You can use it to create equal marks on a turned piece for fluting, symetrical carving, or alignment of jointery in spindle work.
Does that help?
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bob, the drive pulley or a seperate ring on the headstock is divided into any number of even/indexable divisions so that you can break the circumfrence of your turning into equal segments...02 tod
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Bob not such a dumb question from my perspective as I had the same one. Now I have another. Can anyone site any examples(pics) of how it is used?
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Chris, you NEVER use indexing when the lathe is running. It's generally used for doing other things, such as carving equally spaced spirals or other embellishments, putting sliding dovetails in candle stand spindles, etc...anything that requires repeatability or establishing exact radial angles from another point on the rotation of the workpiece.
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Thanks y'all for helping me understand and thanks for not laughing too
Looks like maybe some others got a benefit from the question as well so now I don't feel too bad
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Tyler will show up shortly to ask what the heck "turnery" is.Originally Posted by Henry C. Gernhardt, III
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"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
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Hey, even a city boy like me knows that turnips don't grow on trees.
Yoga class makes me feel like a total stud, mostly because I'm about as flexible as a 2x4.
"Design"? Possibly. "Intelligent"? Sure doesn't look like it from this angle.
We used to be hunter gatherers. Now we're shopper borrowers.
The three most important words in the English language: "Front Towards Enemy".
The world makes a lot more sense when you remember that Butthead was the smart one.
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Bob,
In these parts, there are two schools of thought regarding indexing.
First there is the Holy Turnity, with three indexing points @ 120° representing the chainsaw, the bandsaw and the lathe.
More recently another school has emerged know as the Holy Quaturnity, which recognizes four indexing points @ 90°, representing again the chainsaw bandsaw and lathe, and also the twisted one wielding the skewed tool.
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speaking of indexing has anyone used the sorby indexing system? I have thought about buying that along with the boring kit for my mini?
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