Owen Lowe wrote:
Hello all.

I'd like to space out 5 and 7 markings around the circumference of a
convex cone shaped turning. I have 48 and 96 position indexing on my
lathe but come up with a fractional number when dividing it out.

I tried wrapping both tape and paper around the turning, but being
convex and tapered, it just wouldn't lay flat. I tried auto striping
tape which will follow the curve but when I removed it to mark out the
segments, it had stretched into a very curved shape which was difficult
to measure with my straight rulers.

Any simple ideas to help out?

Have you tried indexing the chuck or faceplate? I once indexed a glue block.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

Never cut what you can untie. --
Joseph Joubert





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