yet another faceplate
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:10 am
Busy Bee Tools sell a 6 inch 3 jaw woodworking chuck that uses small cast iron adapters (about $8 each on sale) to allow mounting on various wood lathes. One of the adapters was 5/8" bore with the SS size set screw and three tapped holes for mounting the chuck. It is a nice snug fit on the Shopsmith spindle! 
But, I just found out today it may be a discontinued item, so for you Canadian SS owners, your local BB might still have them. 
Maybe Grizzley sell a similar item?
It occurred to me that I could use some pieces of scrap aluminum to make face plates for various uses.
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One is about 3" diameter and the others are about 4".
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The 3" has a 1/4" threaded hole and one of the 4" has no mounting holes yet.
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I used a metal turning lathe to make the disks. Once the disk was screwed to the adapter, the assembly was mounted on a piece of 5/8" shaft and reinstalled in the metal lathe 3 jaw chuck for final trueing up and sizing.
But, I just found out today it may be a discontinued item, so for you Canadian SS owners, your local BB might still have them. Maybe Grizzley sell a similar item?It occurred to me that I could use some pieces of scrap aluminum to make face plates for various uses.
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One is about 3" diameter and the others are about 4".
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The 3" has a 1/4" threaded hole and one of the 4" has no mounting holes yet.
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I used a metal turning lathe to make the disks. Once the disk was screwed to the adapter, the assembly was mounted on a piece of 5/8" shaft and reinstalled in the metal lathe 3 jaw chuck for final trueing up and sizing.