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Re: Back plate

 

I agree with Glenn on this. I made one on my Clausing lathe, cut the internal threads by creeping up on the final I.D. and it came out great. I had to eventually drill and tap some ?-20 holes at the matchup between the spindle collar and the baking plate to allow me to really affix the two together. Failure to do something like this an result in the chuck spinning off the spindle and scaring the c&%p?out of you. Ask me how I know.....? :)

I'm not even sure this last part could be done on a Dalton, since I'm not all that familiar with the spindle collar.

Dan


On Wed, Jan 19, 2022 at 5:07 PM chrisser via <chris.kucia=protonmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
I can see the attraction of the weights.

Backing plate is a pretty simple piece, especially a blank one.? Yet they're like $50 and up.
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That's about 1/3 to 1/2 the price of the associated chuck.

Yet when I take a trailer full of iron/steel to the scrap yard, it barely pays for the gas to get there.

Does a backing plate need to be cast iron or can steel be used?? Seems like a 4" puck about 1-1/2 long of steel is around $25 on ebay.? Lots to machine away, but it's good practice.

I don't get it.



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Dan & Jeanne Linscheid
Salem, OR
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