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Looking for a Lathe Face Plate and a Lathe Dog Drive Plate

DavidR8

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YYCHobbyMachinist said:
Hmmmm…. this might be an option alright. Probably less expensive then investing in a internal threading tool, not that I wouldn't mind giving that a try.
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I have a local fellow who makes weights from steel plates, any diameter, any thickness. So with the adapter and plate it would be under $50.
 
RobinHood

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I wonder if there is enough flange OD to register it properly on the spindle nose? That wall looks awfully thin after you cut out the first ~ 400 thou worth of threads to achieve the second reference surface.

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YYCHM

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Crankit said:
If you really get desperate enough this is the one I got for my Boxford(SB clone) seems decent enough and the Whitworth 55 degree threads will fit the American 60 degree but not vice versa....FML!:rolleyes:

https://www.chronos.ltd.uk/product/9-diameter-faceplate-for-boxford-lathes-1-1-2-x-8-tpi/
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Hmmmmm… $70 CDN and 9". You're sure the threads are compatible. I'm running a Standard Modern Utilathe. South Bend stuff appears to be compatible.

Update...… never mind they want $125 CDN for shippingo_O
 
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Crankit

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YYCHobbyMachinist said:
Hmmmmm… $70 CDN and 9". You're sure the threads are compatible. I'm running a Standard Modern Utilathe. South Bend stuff appears to be compatible.

Update...… never mind they want $125 CDN for shippingo_O
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lol....feeling my pain! Welcome to the world of having English made machinery. I bought all my misc spindle mounts at the same time to save on shipping charges.

The Boxfords are actually 9 1/4" so the 9" faceplates do fit on them
 
Johnwa

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I haven’t been able to find it on BB either, search for B2618 and some other sized ones show up.
 
Dabbler

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@Crankit : "Feel my pain"

I do, I do. Try having an 8 TPI headstock with a 62mm OD thread. Yes Metric AND Imperial.

You just make your own accessories. It's a great skill building exercise!
 
Tom Kitta

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I have a chuck in some odd screw on thread - maybe it will fit someone lathe. I did not do anything with it for like 2 years now.
 
RobinHood

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Just found a NOS backing plate in my stash. Could be made into a face plate. I have no use for it. Will post in the classified section shortly.
 
Tom Kitta

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Dabbler said:
@Tom Kitta can you measure the threads and post in case someone matches?
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It is a chuck that has a thread on it and is 4.5 inches wide. It is L0 as far as I can tell - see https://www.smalltools.com/lathe-spindle-nose-identification-chart/

Project was to modify the chuck so it works with D1-6 secondary back plate. If no one needs it I probably just take out the threads and create some surface to which my secondary back plate with D1-6 can index to. I.e. I make the chuck into a "flat back type".
 
Brent H

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Just in the 3 jaw right now getting things close - roughing out the hub part and thinning down . Lathe is 13" with 8" chuck - flipped the jaws - plate OD is just over 9" - a bit out of round.

Will make 1-1/2" - 8 tpi mandrel, have that on hand and ready, then bore out the plates, thread on the mandrel in the 4 jaw and clean things up a bit leaving a few thou for fitment ;)
 
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