Looking for a faceplate source

Hey,

I'm looking for a source for reasonably priced faceplates I saw posted here a while back. I need 1-1/4 x 8, and I'd like 3 inch diameter. Everything I've seen for the regular dealers seems pretty steep. Any suggestions?

Thanks,

tt

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Test Tickle
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Here is a great source and a good person to deal with. Not fancy, and not true cast plates, but my 1-1/4 by 8 work great. Might want to consider the 4" plates instead of the the 3". More meat around the holes.

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jerhall95945

TT here's a link for you.

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Hey,

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l.vanderloo

Thanks, you guys. That is exactly the site I was looking for.

tt

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Test Tickle

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Ralph E Lindberg

You can make, or have made with a little bit of help, (a friend with a welder) your own face plates fairly easily. Purchase a suitable nut, get a piece of flat steel (1/4" for a small FP to

3/8" thick) suitable size for your face plate (Scrap merchants the cheapest). Weld the plate to your nut and then the plate can be trued up on your lathe with a suitable HSS scraper. Mark a circle and divide it for the mounting holes you wish to have and you are done. Obviously having a metal turning lathe and welder all makes it easier, but it is not essential. One of my larger face plates is a square plate welded to a nut. Cheers, Peter. *****************
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