Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998
small faceplate
Dennis Taylor (Akron, Ohio)
>I have a small 2in faceplate that I used on my mini lathe, but it doesn't seat well on the replacement 1442..is there a way to still use the plate on the larger lathe?...the spindle is threaded the same, but the lenght is longer on the larger lathe...tks...Dennis
Re: small faceplate
Lan Brady
>I added a 1 inch washer behind the facplate and it helped it seat perfectly on my 1442.
Lan
Yep, there are ways...
Jay Kilpatrick in Tx
>Dennis,
There are ways (no pun intended). You can turn a spacer to seat between the shoulder of the spindle and the shoulder of the faceplate; like a bushing of sorts. If you use wood, I'd suggest a hard and dense variety in faceplate orientation to reduce the chance of it splitting. I've used oak and hard maple to good effect in these situations. Now if you're talking about needing something thin as a shim to help them sheet, a piece cut-out of a milk jug works well.
