I admire anyone that can get a job done with the tools they have on hand. I too enjoy the creativity of this trade. Happy New Year to you.

This is the best lathe demonstration I've ever seen for me personally. Brilliant information 👌

Hi Winky, I made me a Drill extension for the Tool Rest, and also the Tap Handle like you made. You wouldn’t believe how much I use those. I think I will try to make one of these next. Everything you make is incredible. I just watched this Video and probably All your Videos for about the 10th or 20th Time. I really like watching how you come up with a answer for a Lot of Machining problems, to make it a Lot easier to get the Job done. You, Mr Pete, Joe Pazinski, probably didn’t spell that right. Old Tony, Blondihacks, Mattys Workshop, all of you guys are Great. There’s many more but, I really appreciate all of y’all. Thanks again Winky 👍

Long ago I needed to do a similar indexing job. I got a large gear about the size of your disc and bolted it to the spindle with a long threaded rod from the front of the spindle to secure it to the rear of the spindle, as you did. I made an indexing block bolted to the rear of the headstock. I could thus index the spindle to make the required spline using a HSS bit on its side. It was a tedious process, 36 teeth on the workpiece and 200 parts to deliver. But it worked. This was when I started my shop in 1961 and no money to buy a mill and indexing head. When the job repeated 11 years later I just hobbed them.

What a great way to spend a sunday morning having coffee & learning something. Thanks...your tool post drill caught my eye now! 👍

This entire project of yours was very well put together!

I like it. I made a 72 hole index wheel for my new Nova lathe and I use it a lot. Nice work, thanks for sharing...Jim

Heads up for everyone who intends to use a saw blade to index holes: make sure that the spacing of the teeth is equal all around. Because usually saws, reamers etc. are made with uneven spacing to reduce chatter/harmonics.

Xnudu has the best indexing system I have seen. Thanks for your video.

Thanks to you and everyone that take the time to post these great videos with down to earth commentary.and excellent coverage,if anybody has any negative comments I suggest you keep them to your self!!thanks again TW Canada,s west coast.hey joe pie,,,,nice to see you comment....

Excellent. Thank you very much. Also, congratulations, your shop is amazingly clean and ordered.

Excellent, I too used that blade trick, and built index wheels like yours on the lathe carriage feed, from the videos the master, Lyle Peterson. I also made a wheel on the end of my Atlas Lathe lead screw so I could advance the saddle in .001 increments. The Atlas of course has a 60 hole index built in, and I have a mill, so I won't need your idea, but it is an excellent one. Guy Lautard, in his series of three Machinist's Bedside Readers, elaborates upon this idea. I have a spin indexer and have slips at time too. I really need to tear it down, and since I have a project for it, but am waiting on a reamer, I guess tomorrow is the day for that. Joe Pi is right, this field is an amazing one, and your videos show that well.

Ingenious. I've watched a couple of your videos, you've earned a subscriber.

Great build video. Kudos to both Tublicain and yourself, love both your channels. Thanks for sharing.

Nice job ;Y, I also used Mr. Pete's idea (100 tooth saw) to enlarge the dials on my lathe. Lyle is a gem! Guess I'm going to make one of your tool post drills. Thanks again for sharing!

great job,Mr Pete is the man. i have 3 old craftsman lathes i am working on and learning how to use them .

That’s a great idea using the saw blade. Enjoyed!

Very well done Thanks for sharing my next step is indexing and tubalcain is the one who got me into this mess well done all the best from John in Texas

A cool project. I need to do this for my mini. Thanks for the video!

Great video and well layed out. I love it when people make their own pieces for a machine so they can do their jobs with it. Thank you for sharing and keep up the great work.

Very cool, way to get it done with what you have!!

You are a man after my on heart Sir. I have been trying to catch up on your videos. I have Liked,Shared and added to Playlists. I hope this helps. All my best. Bobby

Saw blade was a really cool idea. Never thought to do that. Your videos are very informative. Thanks.

Great idea! Nice video and thanks for sharing and adding to my project list.

Mr Wink you are one smart machinist and craftsman. Very inspiring as well. Thank you .

Nice idea and project. I have been wanting an index for my old lathe. I think I am gonna use your idea. Thanks

That was a great idea very intelligent and an awesome video you've got one new subscribers thank you

Every time I watch one of your videos, I tell myself that I can do that. I don't have a drill press but could make a milling attachment and an indexing wheel using the lathe as my drill press. I want to make a D1-4 attachment to fit my 2-1/4"x8TPI nose spindle. When it's fitted correctly, I will lock-tight it to the spindle nose and maybe pin it in one spot. Instead of cutting the excess nose threads off I'm going to make it flush with the threaded nose so I will be using a thicker piece of round with a shoulder that is flush with the very back of the spindle, that's where I will thread a hole and use a small screw for extra insurance that nothing will cause it to thread off. My bore is 1-3/8" so a little larger but the same concept. Thank you for sharing, great job.

Pretty awsome! I spend hours watching mr pete, good work

Winky, I have a Logan Lathe almost identical to yours and I have been thinking in the past how to make it index so I could drill from the tool post at prescribed intervals. Your video was exactly what I needed to see. Thank you.

Very well done. Thanks for the video.

really love your design!

Very nice.Great video.Just subbed on the strength of this. Ive been wanting to build one of these for my atlas craftsman. I really like your drilling fixture as well. Got lots of good ideas from this. time to go turn some hand wheels on my machines. :D Cheers

Great Video, I like the way you edit getting right to the point. Not a lot of wasted time. No fast forwarding here. Might miss something. I too have learned a lot from Mr pete222.

Just what i need! Thanks, and great job!!

This is really clever - nice work!

Great idea ! Never thought about using gears and saw that are already indexed . Thanks for the information

Perfect tutorial for the Christmas weekend. I need to go find me a saw blade. Thanks for sharing. Joel.....

I like this elegant lathe...and the way he does the job..

Great video really informative and very ingenious. Well done!

I really like this idea! Nice work!

Very nice video! I missed the saw blade on tubalcain's build on MrPete222 channel. I have a thick backplate on my Atlas lathe and have drilled holes in it to use for indexing. I will definitely be looking into building the tool post adapter for the drill. Thanks for posting and I'm now a subscriber.

I like your cut off tool leg, I fact the whole vid was interesting. I was pleased you put that claw hammer down and picked up a ball pein later on 🙂

What a great teacher you are, thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the practical projects. I'll be making the drilling attachment then the indexing wheel. Hope you have a merry Christmas and a healthy, happy New Year.

Just a great informative video! Thanks for the idea !

práctico y sencillo...muy buen trabajo! me suscribo y a ver el resto de los videos

Nice little project, thanks for sharing.

Very Nice Mark, enjoy your videos.

Very cool video! Some really clever ideas in this video.

I'm a big fan of Mr. Pete, so I'm glad you gave him a shout-out. However, you've added your own innovation to his ideas here, so I say, "Bravo!"

Very inventive idea using the saw blade. That was really good. I made an indexing sprocket for my South Ben a while back by bolting a 40 tooth sprocket to the back of my 6 inch chuck. I got the idea from Steve Jordan's You Tube video. I also made a tool post drill similar to yours but I put bearings in mine. Keep up the videos. Good work.

Im making one now. Thanks for the awesom info.

That was great. Thank you.

Yeah I seen mrpete or "Tubalcain" do this very set up but like you said every Lathe will be set up a bit different using the 100 tooth saw blade - I plan on building the same type of indexing set up for my SB lathe but I cant work in my garage even WITH the wood burner BLAZING away It is just to darn cold here in N.E. Ohio sad to say I'll have to wait till warmer weather Yes you are correct mrpete is a retired Shop teacher and he is a VERY good one at that! I have learned almost everything I know about my SB lathe & Machining work from his videos he makes it look so easy lol and he has the "Gift" to explain things in such a way that is very easy to understand - Thanks for posting your way of doing it as well !!! good video

Great job thank you for the effort to do this video

I like that...very nice. Great idea and design. -T Kudos to Mr. Pete.

Ingenious, many thanks.

MERRY CHRISTMAS ! loved this vid share .. Enjoyed ..

Tomorrow I going to make me on of those.You are very creative and thanks for polishing. de Mike....

Great video,Mark.You are methodical and consistent.I keep an eye on your buddy mrpete too.Thank you.

What a great project idea, thanks for sharing.

Your voice actually has a Tubalcain sound to it. Nice idea and layout. Makes me do some thinking now...

Nice video! I never thought of using a saw blade as an index wheel. Thanks for sharing. Thumbs up and subscribed.

Very Well Done Again ! Ive had a lot of Machinists in my family and Machinist freinds over the years every time i watch one of them work at their trade i learn something new on hoe to calmly solve a problem that comes up just like i saw you doing in the video

Great video, I’m a total beginner and that would be a great project.

Very ingeniously put together

I love to watch applied genius. Thanks for sharing. (The good ones make it look simple)

Another great video

Great video and a great results for anyone who wants an index wheel on a lathe, who said it couldn't be done at home having fun doing it. I watch quit a few of Mr. Pete's channel, I think if he continues he will develop a great personality and get over being shy. LOL

well done, clear and to the point.

I love prowling around your channel my friend. I watched you cutting the 100 tooth gear indexing on that same wood saw blade on your lathe just recreantly. I still think that is a simply ingenious way to turn a lathe into a gear and ? indexer. I am always impressed with your ability to use or adapt anything at hand to make jigs and fixtures with what you have laying around the shop. You have a very open mind indeed my friend. Even with an oops you found a way to make it work. I love it when you use the word "About" or "There about's" It shows the inventor side of you, LOL. Every time I see the Rapid Tap come out I know you will have a trouble free and smooth cut. It has been my go to for nearly 50 years. I can see you using this jig for a very long time. The great part of metals is they never go bad eh, LOL. Well my friend, I never thought about making this in steel but one add on the locator pin would be to make the locator pin arm from a piece of regular or a thicker piece of banding. Then get that stamping jig to work on the hole count. I have a couple friends I am sending this to. I know they are both going to love this. This is one more super jig from you bud, WELL DONE EH.

brilliant ! thank you ! Just found you and subscribed As a 62 y/o newbie I am amazed at the great learning I am getting .From a visual to audible sounds of the lathe to watching some things over and over.Thank you

Excellent build - thanks for sharing.

Nice video...Greetings from Brazil

This is brilliant!

Using the saw blade is so cleaver! 👍🏻great job

pretty awesome....great channel.

nice work! thanks for sharing.

Excellent practical value, and just plain Brilliant sir!

nicely done!

Great video. And I agree about Mr Pete's channel, he has some great content.

Awesome video

I appreciate your videos. for indexing wheel I used number 35 roller chain sprocket 60 tooth and a 120 tooth. A few links of anchored 35 chain able to lay in the teeth gets your index. I painted incremental sets of teeth for quick reference. Not tool room accurate but darn close. Thank you so much for your videos!

That is great. i will try make me one of them. Thanks for showing us how its done.

Very clever! I am subbing.

ery good video, well explained. I also learned this from mypete222 (Tubalcane) another really good chinned is Keith Rucker at vintage machinery. Keep up the good videos

Perfect for my needs thanks. Mine is for a mini wood lathe, but the design and method will work fine.

Great job. Works great. Good ideas. Thank you

Thanks for this!

What a Great Video. Yes, Mr. Pete in a Sharp guy.

That is innovative! Nice work.

Good stuff! That saw blade indexing trick actually goes back way before the internet was born. I remember seeing it in an early eighties article in The Home Shop Machinist magazine. The procedure was similar to yours except the author also wrapped a heavy cord around the spindle and weighted it, pulling it, to insure that the clicker made a positive engagement depth each time on the blade. I'd go dig out that article, but I lost all my HSM"s to a flood.

Inteeresting project. Keep in mind that you can use the quill expanding plug you made for another use. If you attach a crank handdle to the end of it you can use it to thread on the lathe by hand which is easier for some to get right.....like me !

nice!!!,Pete 222 is a vary good teacher!

you are master of lathe

Just discovered your site after searching "indexing on a metal lathe". I like! Thanks.

Nice job, i am apreciate too much !!!

Very neat, thank you.

Great video cheers mate