Dividing Head with 2 ways to use it

[@roylucas1027]

I always wondered how a dividing head worked. Now I know. Thank you.

[@3in1Machining]

Thanks myfriend, I've just bought one last week. Same as you I've not used on since I was 16 years old. Now I'm 62, but really you cannot go wrong for £200.

[@larryschweitzer4904]

Well explained. I have the BS1 model with a 6" chuck. Quite happy with it. I totally disassembled it and was surprised it was fairly clean inside. I purchased it to make some change gears. & to tell the truth just to prove I could make gears. To make gears requires making a tapered arbore and mounting the work blank between centers. I purchased a set of gear cutters for the tooth pattern I needed. For a one-off gear I've hand ground a tool and made a holder similar to a fly cutter to mount it. Not perfect but the gear runs well enough. Each tooth is cut to full depth in a single pass. I have ruined a couple of gears by losing track of rotational counts. (Pay close attention, it gets boring after multiple teeth cutting!) Keith Rucker has a good video on making bevel gears. I've used Acetal for some gears, and it works well. Both fun and challenging. Even though it can be turned straight up it takes a lot of Z axis space on a mill. Much better off with a rotary table that takes indexing plates for that use.

[@grahameblankley3813]

I like the dividing head, when using holes for dividing I put chalk marks on every 4 holes before I start afterwards easy to wipe off. Thanks for the video, 🇬🇧👍.

[@enotsengineering]

Great tip!

[@andyrodgers914]

Very interesting - Thank you.

[@nobbysworkshop]

That's an excellent piece of kit Alan, and a very good price. Nice demo as well Alan, and clearly explained. Thank you. Cheers Nobby

[@enotsengineering]

Very welcome

[@barryhamm3414]

That was an excellent introduction - thank you for sharig

[@TedRoza]

G'day Alan. Excellent video on the Devideing Head. Well done.

[@enotsengineering]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@NixonWyatt-e5v]

Very interesting - Thank you.. Thanks my friend.

[@RichardWilliams-b8f]

Great help thanks

[@kimber1958]

Thanks my friend

[@TrPrecisionMachining]

good video

[@mimimmo219]

Bonne vidéo, merci

[@hamzashaibu5247]

Thanks, but how do I deal with the crank handle not moving freely? Thanks

[@enotsengineering]

Check that the clamp is free on the opposite side to the handle

[@rontrabbic8827]

I nicley done Enots