Locking 6" faceplate m33x3.5; buy or make

[Alpha-Dave]

Hi all,

I need a faceplate either 6" or 8" diameter to fit a m33x3.5 thread. These are pretty common; both Record Power and Axminster make them, but they don't lock which I need it to so that I can run it in reverse.

Can anyone suggest a manufacturer that makes a locking 6-8" faceplate? Or can anyone say how difficult it would be to drill and tap a plain one from Axminster so that I could put in a pair of grub screws?

I have seen that Oneway do a plate that looks like it has holes in the right place for grub screws, but such a feature is not mentioned on their Canadian or EU sites; does anyone have one?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Grahamshed]

The Toolpost have faceplates that size made by the people who make the Versachuck. Picture does not show if it locks but may be worth an email.

 

[NazNomad]

What are you doing in reverse? Just interested.

... and are you thinking of grub screws biting into the thread on your spindle?

 

[duncanh]

I'm pretty sure my Toolpost faceplates have a single grub screw. I can check this evening

 

[Alpha-Dave]

A call to Peter at the Toolpost confirmed that their standard ones have locking grubscrews, so I'll go with one of them. Thanks everyone.

 

[NazNomad]

So where does the end of the grubscrew 'grab'... on the spindle thread?

 

[duncanh]

Depends on the lathe - on the Nova and Wivamac there's a short section of the spindle that's not threaded. Can't comment on any others

 

[Alpha-Dave]

On my Jet lathe, the 3" face plate that came with it has grub screws that touch the blank part of the spindle.

 

[Grahamshed]

Same on mu Jet 3520 and the little Axi demo lathe.

 

[woodfarmer]

you can buy them from axy, either their own brand or jet faceplates I forget which.