Unimat faceplate

[Paul Jones]

threesiixesinarow,

Thanks for faceplate comment. Unfortunately, my faceplate is also a little fiddly to use. For many of my setups, it is easier to start with the faceplate sitting horizontally on the workbench, lightly snug the clamps down and then mount the faceplate back on the lathe and then make the final small adjustments using a soft-faced or brass hammer to tap into final position.

The 3" swing Unimat lathe has the homemade faceplate weighing only a few ounces and so it is much easier to do the removing the faceplate to the workbench and then remounting the faceplate on the lathe. My heavier cam-lock faceplate for my my 12" swing lathe is harder to do with this technique but it works on the bigger lathe.

Regards,

Paul