On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:19:00 -0700, "Vic Baron"
wrote:

I usually just turn a piece between centers until I get a tenon for
the chuck to grip, but last week I was trying to turn a long piece of
branch wood into a vase and decided to be "safe" and use a faceplate..

The wood was about 16" long and maybe 7" diameter..No problem, 4"
faceplate with 1 3/4" lag screws should be good..
I was still removing the bark and branch stubs (Using the tailstock)
when the piece started wobbling and fell off the damn lathe..

After turning off the lathe and seeing that the wood rolled over the
side of my foot but that I wasn't bleeding (much), I looked up and saw
that all 4 screws were still through the faceplate.. all with wood
fiber stuck in the threads..

I'll stick with a chuck from now on..



"Ralph E Lindberg" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Bill wrote:



launching a 90 pound bowl blank into the fluorescent light over your
head and then hunkering down in the shower of glass while wondering if
the bounding bowl will exit the building stage left or bounce up and
down on your body is an even better learning experience. I learned a
LOT from that and there is still a dent in the 1X6 roofing board to
remind me.

I have a fairly tall shop (14 ft). I once launched a platter and had
enough time to wonder where it had gone, when it came back down and
bounced off the ways


Are these due to something breaking or something first coming loose from the
chuck?

I read about gluing a base to a blank with wax paper. Seems to be the glue
bond could pop if you get a serious catch, no?

Vic