Woodstock W1704 Face Plate Turning, To mount your workpiece to the face plate, do these steps

OPERATIONS

Face Plate Turning

Face Plate turning (Figure 26) is when a workpiece is mounted to the face plate, which is mounted to the headstock spindle.

To mount your workpiece to the face plate, do these steps:

1.Find the center of your workpiece by draw- ing diagonal lines from corner to corner on the side of the workpiece that will be mounted to the face plate. The intersection point of these lines will show you the center of your workpiece.

2.Cut off the corners of the workpiece if it is thicker than 2" x 2".

3.Center the face plate on the workpiece and attach it through the face plate holes with wood screws, as shown in Figure 27.

NOTICE: Only use tap screws or wood screws with non-tapered heads (Figure 27) to attach the face plate to the workpiece. Do NOT use drywall screws or screws with tapered heads because these can split the face plate, or the screws may snap off during operation.

4.Thread the face plate onto the headstock spindle and tighten securely.

Note: If screws cannot be placed in the workpiece, then a backing block can be glued to the workpiece then attached to the face plate with screws.

To mount your workpiece to a backing block, do these steps:

1.Make the backing block from a piece of scrap wood that is flat on both sides.

Figure 26. Typical face plate turning operation.

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Figure 27. Mounting face plate to a backing

block, which is glued to the workpiece.

2.Locate and mark the center of both the workpiece and the backing block.

3.Drill a 1⁄4" hole in the center of the backing block.

4.Glue the center of the backing block to the center of the workpiece (look through the drilled hole to line up centers), clamp the backing block to the workpiece, and wait for the glue to cure according to the manufacturer’s recommendation.

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