Dividing: Tools and Techniques (Crowood Metalworking Guides)

A new practical guide to dividing (indexing) in the workshop. Whether new to the process or looking to enhance your skills, this book will introduce you to a range of dividing methods and explains how to achieve the best results both with and without specialist dividing tools. With step-by-step instructions and photography throughout, this new book explains dividing with the 'coordinate method' and using the lathe; dividing with gears and dividing plates; using the dividing head, the rotary table and the spin indexer; electronic dividing methods and finally a range of case studies to show application of practical techniques. This practical guide to dividing will be of interest to home metalworkers, engineers and model makers. Fully illustrated with 212 colour photographs, 29 diagrams and step-by-step instructions.