Spindle indexing on a lathe!

Mike is dead on right about co-ordinates being the most accurate way- check out the jig borer section of Machinery Handbook.
you can lay out and scribe and use a drill press and probably match the accuracy of a cheap rotary table. make the index wheel bigger than the part you`re making and you get an error reduction.

i was convinced i needed a dividing head until Mike turned me on to this method. saved the cash for other stuff. :)

THX for the tip on where to look in Machinery's Handbook :tiphat:
 
CAD Software

Could you please elaborate on what free software you use?
Thanks
 
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