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Faceplate Turning
WARNING: For your own safety,
turn switch “OFF” and remove
switch key before mounting work-
piece in lathe.
Before installing or using the faceplate or
bowl turning tool rest, read and follow the
safety and operating instructions con-
tained in the operator’s manual furnished
with your wood turning lathe.
1. Do not use wood that is checked, split
or contains a knot because it could
come apart while turning and cause
an injury.
2. If the workpiece is glued together
(laminated) make sure that you follow
recognized gluing procedures in mak-
ing the joints so that they are sound,
otherwise the workpiece could come
apart and cause an injury.
3. Make sure that the surface of the
workpiece to which the faceplate is
attached, is as flat as the faceplate.
Otherwise the workpiece could
change position while turning and
cause excessive vibration. The work-
piece can be trued up (made flat) by
hand planeing or using a belt sander.
4. Before attaching a workpiece to the
faceplate, always cut it as “true round”
as possible, on the band saw, or cut
off the corners. This will minimize
vibration while rough turning.
5. To install faceplate on wood lathe
remove the 3/4"-16 hex nut from the
lathe spindle before mounting face-
plate to the lathe spindle. This is nec-
essary in order to provide full thread
engagement of faceplate to spindle.
Put a small amount of grease on the
spindle, this will make removal of the
faceplate easier.