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Thread: Kitchen Bench Top Face Plates
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12th March 2011, 11:31 PM #1
Kitchen Bench Top Face Plates
I scored a bit of kitchen bench top that had been cut out for a sink.
Nice thick water resistant chip board with laminex on one side & melamine on the other.
It wasn't big enough for a router table so I chopped it up into squares on the band saw to turn it into threaded face plates for vacuum chucking.
I have 2 different lathes with 2 different spindle threads so I made 3 for each lathe.
I borrowed a couple of big taps from Jim (powderpost).
I used my big bowl jaws to hold the blank while I marked it out & cut the hole with a small scraper.
I planned to have the laminex side up against the flange on the spindle as I though that side would stand up to the compression of being tightened up longer that the melamine side would.
If you look at the 4th & 5th picture you will see that I made a little step inside the hole for the last bit of un-threaded spindle.
I used a big shifter to hold the tap & get it started on the lathe & then I removed the blank & finished it in my hand.
Once it was threaded, I reversed it onto the lathe spindle & cleaned it up.
I have some epoxy timber preserver that I plan to use to seal the bear chipboard edges & thread. It comes with a thinner so it soaks in & once it is set, I'll get it a couple of days before I stick it back on the lathe so it doesn't end up stuck there.Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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13th March 2011, 08:50 AM #2Retired
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Neato. You may have to retap after the epoxy Cliff.
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13th March 2011, 10:14 AM #3Skwair2rownd
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Yep! Neat work there Cliff!
I have some bench top but just plai chipboard on the unlaminated side. Might laminate it and give that a go.
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13th March 2011, 10:22 AM #4
It is very thin runny stuff & it soaks in.
I have used some on ply for sealing ply & apart from the smell of the thinners, I am impressed with it.
I actually bought it to try on some of my turned bowls but haven't got that far yet.
I reckon that I'll be able to get it back on the spindle thread OK & if I don't I know where to go it get the taps back.Cliff.
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13th March 2011, 10:27 AM #5
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13th March 2011, 09:54 PM #6Skwair2rownd
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Think 40mm thick faceplate is a bit of overkill!
Besides, I get more plates just by laminating the back.
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13th March 2011, 10:14 PM #7
The ones I made are about 39mm with the laminex & melamine.
The spindle doesn't stick out the front.Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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21st March 2011, 08:40 AM #8
good tute
Cliff, excellent idea and well done, food for thought.
Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working. — Pablo Picasso
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