Originally Posted by
MFchief
The thread in the spin indexer is definitely 12 mm 1.75, not 1/2' or anything like that. The threaded part of the knob is fine, the thread is accurate and on size for 12mm, it's just the hole in the castings that's poorly done.
I'm sure I could bore and re-thread, or even a heliCoil, as mentioned, I'm was just playing around with oddball solutions in my head.
I finished my current project today, so I'm going to try the over-sized shaft thing tomorrow. I'll let you know if it pans out.
Thanks
Terry