"Randy Replogle" wrote in message
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On Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:49:10 GMT, "Jerry Foster"
wrote:


You can do the same thing with the lathe, holding the work in the chuck
and
driving the boring bar with the carriage feed.

Jerry



I've heard about making a gear this way on a Navy ship while at sea.
Indexing must have been a pain!
Randy

Indexing is usually done in this trick by putting a wedge between the teeth
of the gear on the lathe spindle. If you want some multiple of teeth that
isn't divisible by the number of teeth on the gear, then tough luck!