"Arch" wrote in message
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Russ' question re double sided tape seems to have morphed into how best
to glue a little blank to a waste block. That's one way, but messy and
takes time. Unless the blank is 18ct gold and even if I am a thrifty
Scot with the generosity removed, I'd waste a 1/16 in. or less of it
with a tenon and drive it with a chuck. Doesn't take much tenon with
modern chucks. I'd just make sure the jaw's leading edges abut the wood
squarely.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter


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I'm an even thriftier Scot and widnae buy the chuck. Get the correct size
tap and drill and Make your own. Drill the appropriate size hole in a piece
of scrap and tap for your lathe. Mount on the lathe, turn to round and mark
the external position of the headstock spindle with red felt tip - you don't
want to try parting That. Glue the work to the faceplate and turn away! Just
part from the wooden block when done.

I picked this up from the Rev's site and used it while I had my Nova. IIRC,
I included the tap and drill when I sold the lathe.