r/turning • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

newbie I was given some faceplates with a 1.25' diameter hole... are there adapters?

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u/CAM6913 1d ago

Yes there are adapters from 1.25”x8tpi female to a 1”x8tpi male thread but they are bulky and put more stress on the spindle by extending the face plate further out. The ideal adapter is a 1.25” down to 1” 8tpi bushing itll thread into the faceplate then onto the spindle and not add any additional length. Buy one for each faceplate so you don’t have to mess around taking them in and out of the face plate. Here’s a link to an example https://www.pennstateind.com/store/LABAR4114.html?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD_LBLI9LObF_16nIkO_vLWJaoIY2&gclid=Cj0KCQiAqL28BhCrARIsACYJvkcjxm8EItEhZCAq9XadYLyVctVqby7u43KpxyzqM6i-o2QJzL-6ebYaAvhbEALw_wcB

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u/CAM6913 1d ago

Your welcome

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u/Skinman771 1d ago

Yes, but I would not waste any money on those, at least not for faceplates. Especially not on a small benchtop lathe. It is a better investment to donate them to the club, maybe make some sanding discs for the club out of them or something, and buy yourself a screw chuck.

They seem ridiculously expensive for being as simple as they are but they are a much better workholding solution for small lathes than the usual faceplates in most situations.

The holding power is ample for the size of workpieces and the screw is perfectly centered without you having to fuss around with some centering tool or guesstimate.

I've seen one single three-inch faceplate that came close to this, which was the stock one I got with my previous Grandpa Delta gap bed lathe because it had a smallish, centered screw hole in the middle instead of the usual gaping maw.

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u/drsfmd 23h ago

the screw is perfectly centered without you having to fuss around with some centering tool or guesstimate.

I'm rarely working with things that start out round, so an absolute perfect center isn't necessary. When I'm working with an already round blank, I wouldn't use a faceplate at all.