VEVOR Dividing Head, K11-100mm 3-Jaw Chuck, CNC Router Milling Machine Rotational Axis 4th Axis A Axis Indexing Head, 2.6"/65 mm Center Height MT2 Tailstock 6:1 Gear Ratio, Universal for Engraving

I recently purchased a Vevor BS 0 Dividing head and I would like to do a review.Quick take -A good buy for about $220 ( with tax). The main body is well made, but the additional work that would make this a $500+ unit are left to the buyer but are easily done.Out of the Box - all parts were present, although one of them should have been scrapped. A carrier had been double drilled and broke out the side. My options with Amazon were to return the unit entirely or contact the manufacturer. I contacted Vevor and received a request for a picture of the damaged part within 24 hours. I sent them a picture and I received an immediate answer that they would send me a replacement.EDIT: The part arrived and is in good shapeAll of the parts needed deburring, A total of about 30 minutes to knock off sharp edges. All of the machining looked good.The tail stock is fine, the dead center was clearly heat treated, but not polished afterward. Some of the bolts are a bit rough - again a touch with a file.The dividing head is impressive in weight, very solid. The index marks are very clear. I tore it down because various YouTube videos said there might be debris inside. There was some, and it was worth doing. I've greased and lubed it. I deburred and stoned the dovetails and it is much smoother. I got the chuck off, it is quite tight, but finally unscrewed ( check You tube videos). I felt that the thrust bearings were too tight, making it very difficult to rotate the spindle. I adjusted them to my satisfaction and checked the runout. Using the provided dead center it was about .0025, but when I used one of mine it was about .0005, quite nice. The three jaw chuck had about .003 runout which I think is ok for a 3 jaw.When I put on the direct index plate, I rotated it so that the 0 mark was on top, and reset the index mark.The indirect plates seem to be fine, but the right and left index arms would slip badly, a very bad thing for a dividing head! I used a file on the back of the arms to remove the residue of sprues left after manufacture. I then sanded the back till it was flat, also filed/sanded the round portion of the arms, until they were flat. They now are quite secure.Hope this helps anyone trying to make a decision.

Very nice unit. Well built. Great value.

Needed some cleaning. The threads for the chuck needed cleaning. Some of the direct index holes had metal chips. The instruction manual needs improvement. Still, decent value for the price.

I immediately stripped it down completely. Filed and sanded the burrs and edges. Cleaned and inspected it entirely. About 4, maybe 5 hours of that plus i built a storage box for it as its box was pretty ratty after delivery.Biggest con i found was the spindle clamp is a little too beefy for the size clamping screw, plus it has too loose of a fit. I easily fit .003" shim into that fit so you have to really reef on the poor little clamp screw to lock the spindle. Its gonna snap the screw.I considered a few options how to address that, but ultimately decided to do nothing for now, (the screw will snap in the middle of an operation, spoiling the work, im sure.)Other cons: the brass angle clamps didnt look the right color, turns out they stick to a magnet lol see picture. A couple cross tip screws were pre-chewed up. The etched on graduations appear accurate but are a little light in color. Couple tool marks, and a few dented edges. The instructions encompass the next two bigger models. That's all i could find being super picky.I got this thing dialed right in after reassembly. I havent dealt with the accessories or the chuck yet but its all there.. excellent machining on the major components. Besides the spindle clamp that is. Genuinely impressed overall. Its a toy for me but i have a few projects in mind and always wanted one. For now its coated in oil and will sit in a box. Would be really cool for a home-made cnc.

Sometimes you have to make a purchase for a project you’ve been putting off. After some research I went with this. Works as it should. Now I wish I purchased sooner. Just note it will need some cleaning and adjustments.

Very nice tool! just needs a few adjustmets and tightening of fastemers

I haven't actually used this for anything yet. I did however disassemble and check everything. Initial run-out was 7-10 thousandths and I was disappointed. I then installed the dead center and checked run-out and it was .0005 in. OK. that is great! I then re-installed the chuck and chucked in some ground drill rod and now run-out is .00025 in. WOW! Backlash is adjustable and was nearly perfect. The index plates look accurate so dividing should be accurate as well. I couldn't be happier with the value and the quality far exceeds my expectations. I was surprised there is no lock on the face plate to the spindle, not having used an dividing head before, I have no idea if this is normal. so while it's is possible to drive this up to 2400 rpm (its in the manual) there is no lock to keep the chuck on the face plate so turning something in reverse could unscrew the chuck. I'm not driving it so I don't care. I've paid nearly the same price for my MT-2 JT3 Jacobs chuck (super ball bearing chuck and arbor) for my drill and it has more run-out than this table.