Re: Nova faceplate rings?


"mac davis" <mac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:29:43 -0700, "William Noble" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

but mac - the rings cost 4x what a faceplate costs - why not just use a
faceplate? what is the advantage of the ring?

Well, I'm hoping that you can throw some large washers on your lathe and
make
less expensive ones, Bill.. ;-]

Again, an easy, quick way to mount and remount work with the chuck in
place..
Also, to avoid cutting a tenon and using a ring instead..

I'm not a production turner, but usually work on a few pieces at a time..
This
looks like an easy way to do it..



the problem with making things out of metal is that material is costly -
things like the faceplates are an assemblage of stuff I can buy in quantity
at a good price, then assemble and machine and make probably 1/2 minimum
wage - but I get to play with my tools and improve my skills for free.

Stuff where I have to buy material becomes quite expensive. - like wood
turning - if you have to buy a bowl blank for $35, it makes a big difference
over using a $600 chain saw to make the $35 blank out of free wood you
hauled home in your $50,000 range rover (or $30,000 ford) and lifted using a
$300 hoist and cut on a $6000 Lagun bandsaw .... .but the wood was free....

anyway, if there is a source of metal objects that are the right size to
make these rings, I can make them, but if I had to order metal disks, my
cost would be close to the price of the disk.

so smart folks out there, what's round and about the right size for these
disks that can be acquired cheaply?



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