Building The (VDH) Versatile Dividing Head

[swilliams]

Beautiful job Don. I'm sure you'll get a lot of use and enjoyment out of that for many years to come.

Steve

[Don1966]

Thanks Steve much appreciated. It did get a workout just building the accessories.

Don

[Cabbagestack]

Don,
very nice job!!
I bought one of these kits about 2 years ago and am now getting it down off the shelf.
Did I miss it or did you show how you spotfaced the mounting holes that are beneath the casting projection on the main VDH body?

I'm wondering if I can take a right handed 5/8" HSS end mill (last 1" or so of the business end) and drill through the center (with a carbide drill) to use as the tool that George Thomas describes on page 212 of his book? I don't have any sort of a tool/cutter grinder.

the picture attached is what I have in mind. I think a right hand end mill works for this, looking at pg. 166 of the George Thomas book; of course I'd need a perpendicular set screw in the cutter as well as making a matching flat on the shank (none of which is shown - just a quick picture). But the general idea is captured there.

So Don & folks, do you think this will work?

[Don1966]

Cabbagestack I just found your post and sorry for not replying. I made my own cutter to spot face the casting using a rod and making the cutter to fit it using a grub screw. No I didn't show it on the thread. The cutter you show seems to look like it will work.

Regards Don