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Toolshed:
Thought I would document my lathe faceplate build I've done so far.

Pattern made.  Not the best wood, cedar being so soft, but it was the thickness I needed.

Rammed up with the sprue cutter inserted.  The sprue will be used as the piece I machine into the #2 morse taper.

Shakeout

Chucked up with my homemade live center in the tailstock.

Drilled and tapped a hole to use as the drive dog for cutting the morse taper.

Cut the taper

Test it out

Face it off

Toolshed:
Cutting and tapping holes for mounting hardware.

All drilled and tapped

Made a drawbar, the handle is part of the sprue I cut off from this project.  reduce, reuse, recycle!

DavidA:
Toolshed,

I take it you don't envisage any problems with the dissimilar metals where the faceplate is pulled into the headstock ?

Dave

(I assume it is made from Al alloy )

Toolshed:
Someone had mentioned the aluminum possibly galling in the head, but I doubt I'll ever put enough strain on it to cause rotation in the sleeve.  The drawbar keeps it nice and snug....

((He says this NOW....Just wait until fate gets it's claws on that taper.  MUAHAHAHA   :loco:  ))

Sackett:
Nice job casting n machining Toolshed. looks a bit far from spindle nose,, but should be fine. Is that a 6 in or 12 lathe???   6 here

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