Faceplates

[Nate Hawkes]

I need a couple of faceplates for making sanding and honing jigs.


I found some inexpensive ones on EBay; under $30 from “BMTools”. Does anyone have experience with them?

 

[Rip Littig]

I've purchased at least one BMWOOD six inch steel faceplate on Amazon and found it to work fine. My guess is many faceplates in this price range are likely made in the same factory under different names. I've mounted 80 to 100 pound blanks and never had a problem. Where quality matters most in my experience is the screws used for securing the faceplate.

 

[John Torchick]

Use good steel screws. I found a box of Kreg pocket hole screws; work fine. Drywall screws are brittle and can snap off. Make sure the thread size and pitch will fit your lathe.

 

[hughie]

I dont think I could find my faceplate I havent used it in years. Its a method of holding I havent bothered with, plus my go-to sanding is inertia and or power. As for honing jigs I use MDF DIY wheels, it picks up the honing paste very well and does the job.

 

[Nate Hawkes]

Thanks folks. I definitely never use drywall screws. I have a burl which is too large to safely mount any other way than with a faceplate. I have 6” jaws on a stronghold chuck but the initial shaping needs to be done with a faceplate, to be safe. Not putting that large a piece between centers.

 

[Nate Hawkes]

I dont think I could find my faceplate I havent used it in years. Its a method of holding I havent bothered with, plus my go-to sanding is inertia and or power. As for honing jigs I use MDF DIY wheels, it picks up the honing paste very well and does the job.

I have mdf honing wheels as well. Wish I had another motor or grinder to put it on.

 

[hughie]

I have mdf honing wheels as well. Wish I had another motor or grinder to put it on.

yeah me too. I run my MDF on a spindle and hold it in the chuck.