duckkisser Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 I love my 46-460 but I want a larger handwheel on my lathe. what I want to do is replace the small 3-4" wheel with a 6" wheel of mdf. that way I can use it as power strop and quickly hone a few of my carving and turning tools. I had thought the easiest way is to buy a faceplate and screw it on a mdf wheel. but im not sure what the thread on the hand wheel is. does anyone know? I don't know and cant tell. need to know if I can even buy a faceplate to mount on there. if I cant find a face plate then ill have to find a nut to set it into the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 My lathe is a lot older but the threads are the same on both ends of the arbor shaft. You can put a faceplate on the outboard side and turn large platters and bowls. I put my tool rest on my drill press table and bolted the lathe and drill press to the floor to keep the tool rest in place, turned a 36" dia tabletop ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 My lathe is a lot older but the threads are the same on both ends of the arbor shaft. You can put a faceplate on the outboard side and turn large platters and bowls. I put my tool rest on my drill press table and bolted the lathe and drill press to the floor to keep the tool rest in place, turned a 36" dia tabletop ! Steve, wouldn't the rotation be wrong? Cut a piece of 2x12 into a circle. Mount it to a faceplate and screw it onto the outboard side. Hone it a little and it's a nice wheel to put your left hand on and stop the lathe after cutting the power. But....From the normal operator's side of the lathe it wouldn't it try to unscrew when you put pressure on it? if you go to Eddie Castelin's site, he has a 8" or 10" wheel on the outboard side of his lathe for stopping it quicker. It's made out of wood but I'm not sure how he has mounted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 I just tighten the faceplate and haven't had any problems. When you turn outboard your tool rest is on the opposite side. A dab of locktite might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 when you say tighten the faceplate, do you mean until the threads bottom out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 You know something??? I'm about to build a longworth chuck. I bet if i build it out of 2 pieces of 3/4 ply and round over the edges, that would be a great stopping wheel on the outboard side since it is mounted with a face plate with 1-8tpi. May solve duck's issue too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted December 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 I have to make shure it has 8 tpi then ill just buy a extra face plate screw it onto the part. then I can simply turn it round and flat then I can use polishing compound on it and us it as a hone for my skew and gouges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Steve, wouldn't the rotation be wrong? Cut a piece of 2x12 into a circle. Mount it to a faceplate and screw it onto the outboard side. home it a little and it's a nice wheel to put your left hand on and stop the lathe after cutting the power. But....From the normal operator's side of the lathe it wouldn't it try to unscrew when you put pressure on it? if you go to Eddie Castelin's site, he has a 8" or 10" wheel on the outboard side of his lathe for stopping it quicker. It's made out of wood but I'm not sure how he has mounted it. i watch the video where he made it for one of his student and he just set a bolt in the wood and epoxied it in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 the hand wheel is a finer thread and its smaller a 1" 8 tpi wont fit maybe 10-16 LH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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