Ingram wrote:

I've done some minor work on a lathe for a year now, and I'm wondering what
this indexing knob on the headstock can be used for...supposed to be for
fluting and reeding, but it seems to only lock the lathe preventing it from
turning.

I would just add that there is probably a hole or viewing window in the
headstock through which you can see a number which represents the index
position you are locked on to.

What type of lathe do you have?


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