12-30-2015, 06:33 PM
Now that I have a bit of workshop space back, I started stripping this thing down and cleaning it up a bit. As Sunset suggested, the pin behind the dividing plate engages / disengages the plate so it can turn with the crank. I still can't find any maker's mark on it, but I did a search of google images and I think this is a Kempsmith universal dividing head, albeit missing some significant parts such as a gear train. Does anyone have any info on these? I'm contemplating cleaning it up and putting a chuck on it and keeping it instead of my Vertex head, with a view to (one day!) making the missing gear train. Other options include flogging it on eBay, or putting it on a shelf and ignoring it for a few decades.
Lathe (n); a machine tool used in the production of milling machine components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.
Milling Machine (n); a machine tool used in the production of lathe components.