any ideas what face plate i need to get

[evilsworkshop]

any ideas what face plate i need to get im new to all this lol i have a pw super lathe 28-40

 

[CHJ]

First off you need to check what standard the 1-1/2" X 6 tpi. the spindle nose thread is.

1. Is it Whitworth (55 deg)
2 . Or Unified (60 deg.)

Dependant on quality of manufacture (closeness of fit) of accessories sometimes mixed standards will work one way but not the other.

I have a later electronic drive version which is 60 deg. and had an older mechanical drive version for a while which was 55 deg., they were built to different overall dimension standards as well, not just the thread and chuck/faceplate register diameter and depth.

I would not be surprised if the spindle nose thread specification changed during the life of the mechanical drive 28-30 / 40 or 38-40 machines production.

Most of the readily available 1-1/2" X 6 tpi. fittings are 60 deg unified.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

I have an old reeves drive variable speed - the new Toolpost 1 1/2" x 6 faceplate fits (not so much as a flutter), but they've de listed it atm. They would allow me to buy only one while on offer.

 

[evilsworkshop]

i dont know if that helps i just got the lathe really sorry about this i have real trouble understanding things

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Cut yourself a plastic washer to fit the register - the faceplates are bar stewards to get off if they jam.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Don't rely on the pin for alignment ot head and tail stocks - it may be accurate, it may not. check it. Mine is so far out as to be unusable.

 

[CHJ]

evilsworkshop

Don't know if you have found them yet but these links may be of help to you in future if you haven't:-
Headstock rebuild:-
28-40-lathe-head-stock-rebuild-bearings-belt-etc-t24306.html

Practical Woodworking article from 1991:-
post532680.html#p532680

Original Poolwood leaflet copies:-
http://www.quest42.co.uk/woodwork/poolw ... flets.html

28-40 bearing replacement:-
post1265704.html

 

[Dalboy]

Another thought is instead of a dedicated faceplate for the thread why not buy an axminster or robert sorby chuck then buy the faceplate that fits in the jaws. I have both and the hold work just great

 

[Inspector]

Dalboy the first picture shows a chuck of some kind on the shaft. He could take it to a small machine shop and they can tell him what the thread is and maybe make a faceplate too. Although probably at a greater cost than a stock one from a supplier.

Pete

 

[evilsworkshop]

i found out what chuck i have and orderd a face plate that fits my chuck thanks for the help guys
on another note i have a workzone bench grinder what sharpning wheel do i need to get ?