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DB/SL Dividing Attachment

 

I have the original DBSL dividing attachment with 3 dividing wheels or gears. There is no good way of knowing what space or notch I am in as I can¡¯t see the notch. I think this makes it very hard to know where I am. This is a short coming of this dividing system. I have considered making a stand alone dividing head.
Has anyone in this group had a similars experience with this system? If so I would appreciate it if you could share how you work around this short coming.
Thanks
Dick
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Hi Dick:

Perhaps you could add a protractor between the chuck and the indexer. Then if you know the angle you are shooting for you will know you are close to right.

Carl.

On 11/16/2024 7:27 PM, OldToolmaker via groups.io wrote:

I have the original DBSL dividing attachment with 3 dividing wheels or gears. There is no good way of knowing what space or notch I am in as I can¡¯t see the notch. I think this makes it very hard to know where I am. This is a short coming of this dividing system. I have considered making a stand alone dividing head.
Has anyone in this group had a similars experience with this system? If so I would appreciate it if you could share how you work around this short coming.
Thanks
Dick
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forum/?OFF-SET-tailstock-center-65965#post105972
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They also had a 24 tooth wheel, so they had 4 different wheel.
?Jeff

On Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 09:42:16 PM EST, Carl via groups.io <carl.blum@...> wrote:


Hi Dick:

Perhaps you could add a protractor between the chuck and the indexer. Then if you know the angle you are shooting for you will know you are close to right.

Carl.

On 11/16/2024 7:27 PM, OldToolmaker via groups.io wrote:
I have the original DBSL dividing attachment with 3 dividing wheels or gears. There is no good way of knowing what space or notch I am in as I can¡¯t see the notch. I think this makes it very hard to know where I am. This is a short coming of this dividing system. I have considered making a stand alone dividing head.
Has anyone in this group had a similars experience with this system? If so I would appreciate it if you could share how you work around this short coming.
Thanks
Dick
--
forum/?OFF- SET-tailstock-center-65965#post105972
?SMALL TURRET TOOL POST PLANS?
?LARGE TURRET TOOL POST PLANS
?MINI- LATHE CARRIAGE LOCK PLANS
?SMALL QC TOOL POST PLANS?
?QUICK CHANGE LATHE TURRET
?MINI LATHE COMPOUND PIVOT MODIFICATION
 

I have a dividing head inherited from my late machinist friend, it uses gears to index the head, I have found it easy to make new gears on a 3d printer, I can make plates with just the number of detents that I need for a job, so if I need 3 spaces, then I just print a new 'gear' of the same diameter, with just the 3 detents, the gears print out fairly quickly so I build up new indexes every time I need one.


------ Original Message ------
From "Jkle379184 via groups.io" <jkle379184@...>
Date 17/11/2024 04:11:00
Subject Re: [Unimat] DB/SL Dividing Attachment

They also had a 24 tooth wheel, so they had 4 different wheel.
?Jeff

On Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 09:42:16 PM EST, Carl via groups.io <carl.blum@...> wrote:


Hi Dick:

Perhaps you could add a protractor between the chuck and the indexer. Then if you know the angle you are shooting for you will know you are close to right.

Carl.

On 11/16/2024 7:27 PM, OldToolmaker via groups.io wrote:
I have the original DBSL dividing attachment with 3 dividing wheels or gears. There is no good way of knowing what space or notch I am in as I can¡¯t see the notch. I think this makes it very hard to know where I am. This is a short coming of this dividing system. I have considered making a stand alone dividing head.
Has anyone in this group had a similars experience with this system? If so I would appreciate it if you could share how you work around this short coming.
Thanks
Dick
--
forum/?OFF- SET-tailstock-center-65965#post105972
?SMALL TURRET TOOL POST PLANS?
?LARGE TURRET TOOL POST PLANS
?MINI- LATHE CARRIAGE LOCK PLANS
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Here's the one I have, it just uses a v pointer into the gear, and has a chuck on the other end of the shaft.

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Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2024 4:48:19 am
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Subject: Re: [Unimat] DB/SL Dividing Attachment

I have a dividing head inherited from my late machinist friend, it uses gears to index the head, I have found it easy to make new gears on a 3d printer, I can make plates with just the number of detents that I need for a job, so if I need 3 spaces, then I just print a new 'gear' of the same diameter, with just the 3 detents, the gears print out fairly quickly so I build up new indexes every time I need one.


------ Original Message ------
From "Jkle379184 via groups.io" <jkle379184@...>
Date 17/11/2024 04:11:00
Subject Re: [Unimat] DB/SL Dividing Attachment

They also had a 24 tooth wheel, so they had 4 different wheel.
?Jeff

On Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 09:42:16 PM EST, Carl via groups.io <carl.blum@...> wrote:


Hi Dick:

Perhaps you could add a protractor between the chuck and the indexer. Then if you know the angle you are shooting for you will know you are close to right.

Carl.

On 11/16/2024 7:27 PM, OldToolmaker via groups.io wrote:
I have the original DBSL dividing attachment with 3 dividing wheels or gears. There is no good way of knowing what space or notch I am in as I can¡¯t see the notch. I think this makes it very hard to know where I am. This is a short coming of this dividing system. I have considered making a stand alone dividing head.
Has anyone in this group had a similars experience with this system? If so I would appreciate it if you could share how you work around this short coming.
Thanks
Dick
--
forum/?OFF- SET-tailstock-center-65965#post105972
?SMALL TURRET TOOL POST PLANS?
?LARGE TURRET TOOL POST PLANS
?MINI- LATHE CARRIAGE LOCK PLANS
?SMALL QC TOOL POST PLANS?
?QUICK CHANGE LATHE TURRET
?MINI LATHE COMPOUND PIVOT MODIFICATION


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So you never built the tool whose plans you posted four years ago? Where did those drawings come from? The writeup is pretty good, I think.
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Tim
 

Tim,
I don¡¯t recall posting plans four years ago.
Dick
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Can you send me the message that you say I posted four years ago?
I have no recollection of posting it.
Dick
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?SMALL QC TOOL POST PLANS?
?QUICK CHANGE LATHE TURRET
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