and, although I'd be happy to sell you welded ones (www.wbnoble.com) , you
can drill a hole (for 3/4 inch X 16, I'd drill 11/16 inch hole) in hard
maple or other hard wood, wax the spindle thread, and with a twist/untwist
motion, work the wood onto the thread - you will use your own spidle to form
the threads into the wood - this will hold up for a while and is really
cheap

bill

"Steven Raphael" wrote in message
...
Sears carries 4" and 8" facplates both of which come in 3/4" 16tpi and 1"
8tpi. I have two of the 4" faceplates but I prefer to use the 3" faceplate
from my delta.

Steven Raphael
Ithaca MI
http://www.geocities.com/steven_raphael/woodturnings1