Wild guess you're speaking about a faceplate. If anything is threaded to
the spindle, it takes a standard thread over the bed, left-hand thread
outboard. Your faceplate may take more than a strap wrench to loosen, but
you should certainly begin with some sort of penetrating oil.

"steve" wrote in message
m...
My neighbor just gave me a 1933 12" lathe craftsman which had been
sitting idle for 20 years. The bowl turning accessory is attached and
i can not figure out how it is removed. I need to get it off so i can
remove the morse taper head stock so as to change the belt. I am not
even sure which way to turn the the bowl accessory. Any help would be
appreciated.

thanks steve