man , I gotta build me an indexer!

Mark_f

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Today I milled the hex head on my drawbar for my vertical head. The problem came to light as I had no way to index the 60 degree increments to make a nice hex head that a wrench will fit on. I don't own an indexer! Then the light in my brain came on and this is how I did it . I cut a presicsion laid out hex on a piece of cardboard carton then cut the center out to fit my drawbar and stuck it on the back end. I used my precision square to line up the side of the hex , made the cut, turned the part and lined up the next side , cut the part an so on. Man, I gotta build me an indexer!


Mark
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finished hex head on my drawbar.jpgindexer ready to install on drawbar.jpgmilling flats on drawbar.jpgpoor man's indexer.jpg

finished hex head on my drawbar.jpg indexer ready to install on drawbar.jpg milling flats on drawbar.jpg poor man's indexer.jpg
 
Nice jop. A good solution for the problem at hand.
 
Nice job and you got me thinken. You could super glue a large nut on the end and then use your square or could also use a bubble level or a test indicator on a base…Good Luck.
 
You can't argue with the results. How did you secure the template to the work? The 'nut' idea works really well too, but you can pick up a collet indexer for a few dollars that will simplify things even more. Of course, then you have to have the appropriate 5C collets to hold the stock.
 
You can't argue with the results. How did you secure the template to the work? The 'nut' idea works really well too, but you can pick up a collet indexer for a few dollars that will simplify things even more. Of course, then you have to have the appropriate 5C collets to hold the stock.

Where can I find a collet indexer for a few dollars? The best price I see is at least $100 plus shipping.
 
Nice work. I see spin indexers for 30 buck range all the time. Grizz has one for 46http://www.grizzly.com/products/5-C-Spin-Index/G5649

enco has one for 55 http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PMAKA=235-6011&PMPXNO=950007&PARTPG=INLMK3

shars has one for 50 http://www.shars.com/products/view/420/5C_Spin_Index_Fixture

this one is 33 http://www.ebay.com/itm/5C-PRECISIO...6?pt=BI_Tool_Work_Holding&hash=item519988c20c

Of coarse I am only linking the cheapest I am finding. I cant speak to quality.
Where can I find a collet indexer for a few dollars? The best price I see is at least $100 plus shipping.
 
I posted this a while back. I made a simple indexer that uses the same collets as my mill. I made 1 out of hex stock and 1 round one with holes and a pin I use to index. Made it out of scrap so all I had in it was time.

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A little bit off topic but is that a Barker milling machine?
 
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