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I ordered the set of cutters and the arbor.The B&S #0 dividing head is only $225.
That’s a good start.
Looking for the recommended mandrel.
And I will order the BS-0 in a couple of months… Thanks you all.
I ordered the set of cutters and the arbor.The B&S #0 dividing head is only $225.
That’s a good start.
so it's Jeff's fault? Take some responsibility there Jamie..What thread do you think started all this , huh!?? I was just browsing along, minding my own business, when waaaam!! Gear making…
So thank you!!
i was thinking about this one..The B&S #0 dividing head is only $225.
That’s a good start.
Same one I was looking at…i was thinking about this one..
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Which one is it that you are referring to that is only 225?
Thats the one I use (though the grizzly version of it https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-6-rotary-table-w-div.-plates/h7527). I have a small/junky 3 jaw MT chuck (like a 2 or 3 inch!) that i use to hold the arbor, and I did fine without a tailstock. See: https://www.hobby-machinist.com/thr...it-miss-engine-build-thread.83701/post-742385I have this 6" rotary table that I bought not too long ago... came with dividing plates.
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Based on feedback from you guys (thank you @woodchucker !! ), I should be able to use this and hold off on buying a dividing head for now...
I will make my own tailstock and get an inexpensive chuck to mount on it.
That is a chuck with an MT-2 arbor in it!? Ha!! How cool is that... and that is all that is needed to hold the mandrel... and I don't have to deal with building a backplate, centering, etc... I can start with that!Thats the one I use (though the grizzly version of it https://www.grizzly.com/products/grizzly-6-rotary-table-w-div.-plates/h7527). I have a small/junky 3 jaw MT chuck (like a 2 or 3 inch!) that i use to hold the arbor, and I did fine without a tailstock. See: https://www.hobby-machinist.com/thr...it-miss-engine-build-thread.83701/post-742385
I've done gears since, but the closer you get to the chuck in this configuration, the better. One thing to note about the tailstock: The ONLY pressure that the cutter does is towards the rotary table, and 'away' from the cutter. So if you can have some sort of 1-2-3 block stack that rests against the shaft, there are no problems. I think i actually have the tailstock, but didn't end up bothering with it.