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[Doozer]

And it worked just fine and nobody died.
And why??? Because you were FREAKING CAREFUL! ! !
You used personal responsibility.
You knew...

[Doozer]

Wow ! ! ! Super cool Indeed !!!
Hat is off to you.
(I just made up the word Jiggle Jacking Around. I kinda like it

-Do...

[Doozer]

????????????????????Really??????????????????
If you have experience with old machines, you would find
very old and poorly adhered paint. Most...

[Doozer]

Hey David-
Don't get me wrong, I think your video is great.
I do like the approach of trying what is the most simple and see if it works....

[Doozer]

Yeah, you're right. Gashing is for chumps. How silly of me.

-D...

[Doozer]

I think you are supposed to gash the gear blank first
using an indexer, so the hob will track.
If you don't gash it first, you are relying...

[Doozer]

Nope, you're high as hell. Now please share.

-D...

[Doozer]

If you are going to go through all the pain of accurately positioning tools on a 4 way for some given set of dimensions
and you get jacked up on...

[Doozer]

Glass lathes have both chucks powered and synchronized.

-D...

[Doozer]

I would say that came out of the pot
not from under the pot,
but I am no expert.

-D

[Doozer]

Strippers do it for dollars.
I suspect a machinist does it for the same reason.

-Doozer...

[Doozer]

For buying fasteners, I am loyal to McMaster Carr.
They always treat me like the trophy wife that I never had.
They do for me just about everything...

[Doozer]

Now a MultiFix is made to angle your tools to some index degree,
but not index multiple tools, like a 4 way.
So what is being asked??
...

[Doozer]

"Possible to make a qctp "indexing?" was the title of this post.

Yes, a thousand ways.
And the Dorian Quadradex is...

[Doozer]

You're high.

-D...

[Doozer]

Sounds like you want the Dorian Quadradex then.

-D...

[Doozer]

What need does an indexing toolpost satisfy?

-D

[Doozer]

You can't use a solid carbide bar in a home machine shop.
It needlessly prevents the aggravation and frustration that is
mandated to be apart...

[Doozer]

This is a 1887 Barnes drill press.
I know it is difficult to see, but
the lower counter-shaft, down on
the floor and behind the machine......

[Doozer]

I still order stuff from Greg at Buffalo Bearing and also Acme Bearing
even that I live in NC now. Just UPS it.

---Doozer...