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My son-in-law is looking for a face plate with 3/4" -16 tpi left hand threads if anyone knows where he could find one please let me know.
Thanks, Kerry
Thanks, Kerry
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KenV
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Right hand is easy. Left hand not so much so.
Skie_M
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Yeah ... I'd suggest just making his own faceplate for something like that .... and make it from wood.
Make the center hole just a tiny bit undersized to fit on the spindle and screw it right on .... Then take some CA on an applicator pad of some sort and wipe it all round the threads inside. Once it's cured, screw it back onto the spindle to make sure it'll work. At that point, he can turn the faceplate true to the spindle and face off the front .... ready to use!
However, 99% of lathes I am familiar with should have a right-hand threaded spindle. It's relatively easy to get 3/4" x 16 nuts in the right hand thread and use those as the mounting point ... just drill a hole in the faceplate board for the nut, cut out some corners with a chisel and epoxy it in as flush to the face as possible. Mount and turn it true just as you normally would, facing off the front as well.
In either case, you want your faceplate to sit flush against the spindle shoulder. The threads merely lock it in place, tight against that shoulder. The shoulder is what holds it in proper alignment with the spindle.
(just thought about it a minute....)
Is this for outboard turning? Mounting something on that reverse side of the spindle? He may want to use the method with the metal nut for his faceplate, but rather than around a dollar a nut those things will be upwards of 5 dollars apiece, plus shipping ... he most likely will not find them locally.
Make the center hole just a tiny bit undersized to fit on the spindle and screw it right on .... Then take some CA on an applicator pad of some sort and wipe it all round the threads inside. Once it's cured, screw it back onto the spindle to make sure it'll work. At that point, he can turn the faceplate true to the spindle and face off the front .... ready to use!
However, 99% of lathes I am familiar with should have a right-hand threaded spindle. It's relatively easy to get 3/4" x 16 nuts in the right hand thread and use those as the mounting point ... just drill a hole in the faceplate board for the nut, cut out some corners with a chisel and epoxy it in as flush to the face as possible. Mount and turn it true just as you normally would, facing off the front as well.
In either case, you want your faceplate to sit flush against the spindle shoulder. The threads merely lock it in place, tight against that shoulder. The shoulder is what holds it in proper alignment with the spindle.
(just thought about it a minute....)
Is this for outboard turning? Mounting something on that reverse side of the spindle? He may want to use the method with the metal nut for his faceplate, but rather than around a dollar a nut those things will be upwards of 5 dollars apiece, plus shipping ... he most likely will not find them locally.
Curly
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You could make a wood/plywood faceplates by tapping a thread in it. Victor Machinery has left hand taps for $21.60 each. I would get the Taper tap as it will cut more gradually, therefore tear out less. CA can be used to strengthen the threads.
2 Saw
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Yes he would like to turn bowls on the outbound side of the lathe so it needs to be metal.
Curly
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Thanks Curly he said that will work, Thanks to all for the help.
Kerry
Kerry