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Old January 17, 2014   #10
Worth1
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For what its worth I found a gear site and they have a sample template maker.
You inter how many gear teeth and how far apart and you can print the template out.
My depth gauge on the press has a threaded rod that has 20 threads per inch.
One revolution of the depth adjusting nut equals .050 of an inch.
I know this because a micrometer has 40 thread per inch thread pitch.
One revolution equals .025 of an inch.

So I needed a wheel with 50 evenly divided marks on it.
A 2 inch wheel was made the printed out template was glued on the wheel and I made the marks.
The wheel was installed in the depth gauge and the dial indicator was set up.
I moved the wheel 5 marks and the dial indicator moved .005.
Now I am going to use part of Scott's idea since it finally dawned on me what he was saying.
The tab thing had me confused.
You need the welder to install the tabs that would put the two piece fixture together. ( Right?)
What I wont do is remove the depth gauge there is enough room for both the be there.
The beauty of the pin router is the different sized pins you install in the middle of the table.
You put your work on a pattern and let the pattern run on the pin.
You can also put a rotary table and X Y table on it and cut circles or index where holes go and much more.

Thank you Scott.

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