#7: Making lathe handwheel dial with divisions using lathe and pillar drill

Continuing my series on upgrading my small lathe I make the adjustable dial which sits on the cross-slide handwheel made in the last video (part 6). Since I don't have a milling machine or engraver I have to improvise which is where my recently renovated Meddings pillar drill provides the solution together with a small homemade rotary-table.
Music used with permission: 'Smokey's Lounge' by TrackTribe.

[@paulmorrey4298]

Thanks

[@Workshopfriend]

Welcome!

[@hootinouts]

Dear sir, you did a fine job here. This is is the first video of yours I have watched so far. I own an old Southbend 9C lathe and have been systematically tuning it up. I also own a Drill/Mill machine sold by Harbor Freight here in the states. The dials are aluminum with the graduations painted on (very cheaply done). The painted lines on one dial have worn off and so I plan to do my own engraving eventually. For the time being I drew up the dial graduations using AutoCAD software. It is drawn full size in the flat at the circumference of the aluminum ring. I printed it out and used contact cement to fix it around the aluminum dial ring and coated the paper dial with clear silicone caulk to protect it from oil and solvents.
So far/so good until I get around to engraving. I appreciate what you do as I am a machinist/designer, and enjoy good jazz music like you have playing. I also dabble on the piano. I have to say that I love hearing a British accent. I find it calming. Wishing you health and many blessings in years to come.

[@Workshopfriend]

Thank you, EPU, for your feedback and details of your ingenious quick fix for the mill feed dial. Hope you have success with the replacement! Welcome to the channel. Clive.

[@stevesteve6545]

Nicely accurate. Well done. I have an ungraduated handwheel on my DW mill, and I may well copy your method for putting some graduations on it, thanks.

[@Workshopfriend]

Thanks for your feedback Steve. Hope the divisions per rev on your DW are more convenient.

[@stevesteve6545]

@@Workshopfriend I believe it has to be divided into 125 and so that’s 2.88 deg per division, so I expect I’ll have similar fun with it.

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Very nice work. Just came across your channel.

[@Workshopfriend]

Glad you appreciated it. Thanks for the post!