Steel wood lathe faceplates

[Chip Hacket]

Taig spindle is loger, so could probably use the faceplate as-is; however, it's too long to use Sheline tooling without a spacer washer.

Yes, I have a Sherline 3-jaw chuck and use a spacer.

 

[Chip Hacket]

Taig spindle is loger, so could probably use the faceplate as-is; however, it's too long to use Sheline tooling without a spacer washer.

Do you have a Sherline 4 jaw? The Sherline 3-jaw isn't as deep as the Taig so sometimes it's preferable for that reason.

 

[ChazzC]

Do you have a Sherline 4 jaw? The Sherline 3-jaw isn't as deep as the Taig so sometimes it's preferable for that reason.

I have a Sherline 3-Jaw that I use on my Sherline RT. I also have a self-centering 4-Jaw threaded 1-8 that I got from Taig a while back for $20, which I can also use on the RT using an adapter (as described in the link in post #8). The setups with these chucks on the RT are included in this post:

https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/tools-tooling.113630/post-1168990

A Taig faceplate is also shown on the RT in that post.

 

[Chip Hacket]

I have a Sherline 3-Jaw that I use on my Sherline RT. I also have a self-centering 4-Jaw threaded 1-8 that I got from Taig a while back for $20, which I can also use on the RT using an adapter (as described in the link in post #8). The setups with these chucks on the RT are included in this post:

https://www.hobby-machinist.com/threads/tools-tooling.113630/post-1168990

A Taig faceplate is also shown on the RT in that post.

Yes, I should have remembered that post. Looks like you are tooled up well. I have a 100mm ER-32 collet chuck as well, but I never considered fitting it up to the rotary table. Mine may not mount without modification. I will certainly give it a look when I'm able to go down stairs again. Thanks.

 

[ChazzC]

Yes, I should have remembered that post. Looks like you are tooled up well. I have a 100mm ER-32 collet chuck as well, but I never considered fitting it up to the rotary table. Mine may not mount without modification. I will certainly give it a look when I'm able to go down stairs again. Thanks.

Anytime: questions are always welcome.

I feel your frustration: while I should be starting to resume “light activities of daily living” by early February, I am restricted from “recreational activities like swimming or golfing” until sometime in June. While I can (and do, albeit with significantly more care than before my fall) go up & down stairs, all I can do in the shop is look around.

 

[Chip Hacket]

Anytime: questions are always welcome.

I feel your frustration: while I should be starting to resume “light activities of daily living” by early February, I am restricted from “recreational activities like swimming or golfing” until sometime in June. While I can (and do, albeit with significantly more care than before my fall) go up & down stairs, all I can do in the shop is look around.

I hope your recovery goes quick and smooth. Just remember extra time does not give you the license over-engineer everything!

 

[ChazzC]

I hope your recovery goes quick and smooth. Just remember extra time does not give you the license over-engineer everything!

Ha! I’ve only had the use of one hand for 12 weeks (OK, I’ll occasionally use my left index finger on the shift key) and won’t be released to take the sling off other than to exercise (minimal) or shower for another 2+ weeks at least, so all of my design is in my head. My designs typically start as thought experiments, then rough drawings that get mocked up, refined and used to develop Bills of Materials. Then I start actually cutting, making as-built mark-ups as I go (and taking loads of photos abd sometimes videos. The “final” product may get a couple of revisions (more photos/video) and then the drawings are updated as final.

Probably next week I’ll post an update with a probable timeline, along with the “After Shoulder” list: it’s going to be a busy Summer!

 

[Chip Hacket]

Ha! I’ve only had the use of one hand for 12 weeks (OK, I’ll occasionally use my left index finger on the shift key) and won’t be released to take the sling off other than to exercise (minimal) or shower for another 2+ weeks at least, so all of my design is in my head. My designs typically start as thought experiments, then rough drawings that get mocked up, refined and used to develop Bills of Materials. Then I start actually cutting, making as-built mark-ups as I go (and taking loads of photos abd sometimes videos. The “final” product may get a couple of revisions (more photos/video) and then the drawings are updated as final.

Probably next week I’ll post an update with a probable timeline, along with the “After Shoulder” list: it’s going to be a busy Summer!

Wow! Such optimism. "Final Drawings"

 

[ChazzC]

Wow! Such optimism. "Final Drawings"

Yes, "Final:" one of the advantages of writing articles the way I do is that I go back & forth between the verbiage, photos and drawings so I catch the niggling issues during that process. However, there are times that I forget that some of the dimensioning tools in MacDaft don't translate well when an exported DWG is opened in AutoDesk software, so I have to go back and change a radius to a diameter or something similar. If I'm not doing an article, there ay be some things that get missed, but usually not anything significant; things like calling out a dimension to more significant figures than necessary (0.500" instead of 1/2" for a non-critical dimension, for example).

Just as videos take longer to edit than the actual machining, articles take longer that one might think. Even though authors do get paid for published articles, $/hr works out to be low. However, getting a cover makes up for it:




The backlog of articles can delay actual publication (and payment): the Mini-Mill Bellows article was written & submitted in mid-2022; on the other hand, my Mini-Lathe DRO article was submitted just 3 months before publishing – a lot depends on the layout process and if long or short articles are needed.