What is this used for?

[torchwood]

Hi all, If I could ask one more question, this plate came with my lathe, does anyone know what it's used for? It measures 5" across. Harry

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[KBs PensNmore]

It is a drive dog, there should be a cast bracket with a hole in it, a bolt to clamp and a leg coming off the top also. It is used to grip a shaft that may have unusual shapes on the end meaning that it cant be held in the lathe jaws easily, or to grip a round shaft to finish turning between centres.
Kryn

[torchwood]

Thanks for that Kryn, I was just about to put holes in it and use it as a little faceplate<!-- google_ad_section_end -->:)

[Paul39]

The plate is a drive plate, used with a drive dog in metal turning. Go ahead and drill holes in it and use as a face plate. See: Google Image Result for http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h228/macona/Monarch%252010EE/DSC03389.jpg (http://www.google.com/imgres?num=10&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=853&bih=506&tbm=isch&tbnid=zo8eNAP2o19xEM:&imgrefurl=http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/threads/35025-What-does-a-Lathe-Dog-do&docid=wIY115EbPi1bZM&imgurl=http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h228/macona/Monarch%25252010EE/DSC03389.jpg&w=800&h=600&ei=QSWdUN2CJcS60AGMpoH4Ag&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=396&vpy=161&dur=631&hovh=188&hovw=253&tx=122&ty=82&sig=113638148830367665896&page=1&tbnh=142&tbnw=211&start=0&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:80) And: Google Image Result for http://yabe.chudov.com/Craftsman-lathe-dog-drive-face-plate/Craftsman-lathe-dog-drive-face-plate-6704.jpg (http://www.google.com/imgres?num=10&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=853&bih=506&tbm=isch&tbnid=DxJGQDj5pzDXmM:&imgrefurl=http://yabe.chudov.com/Craftsman-lathe-dog-drive-face-plate/Craftsman-lathe-dog-drive-face-plate-6704.jpg.html&docid=592KhbM94848qM&imgurl=http://yabe.chudov.com/Craftsman-lathe-dog-drive-face-plate/Craftsman-lathe-dog-drive-face-plate-6704.jpg&w=1936&h=1296&ei=QyWdULuVNe3E0AGw64GQDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=360&vpy=195&dur=26&hovh=184&hovw=275&tx=140&ty=156&sig=113638148830367665896&page=3&tbnh=140&tbnw=220&start=21&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:20,i:147) I suspect from the chuck jaws on your lathe and the drive plate that the lathe was used for metal turning in it's life. Did a carriage come with it? Carriage in the middle of a pattern makers lathe to hold a cutting tool: Google Image Result for http://www.olivermachinery.com/ReferencePhotos/MachinePics/20.jpg (http://www.google.com/imgres?num=10&um=1&hl=en&tbo=d&biw=853&bih=506&tbm=isch&tbnid=sUa6oVCREL5KyM:&imgrefurl=http://www.olivermachinery.com/ReferencePhotos/index.html&docid=Q_Cv4N57uieJTM&imgurl=http://www.olivermachinery.com/ReferencePhotos/MachinePics/20.jpg&w=498&h=280&ei=PyedUKuWJfGp0AHq9ICQDg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=178&vpy=137&dur=3010&hovh=168&hovw=300&tx=152&ty=78&sig=113638148830367665896&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=132&tbnw=237&start=0&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:74) Sorry for the mushed together text, something has possessed my computer and it will not make paragraphs.