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Just a thought Darrell, you might put on there somewhere whether you drilled and tapped the back of the chuck, or if the glue block was sized to put into your scroll chuck.

I made a really mean one out of white oak that I put on an old iron faceplate and it works great.

As always, thanks for taking the time to share with us.

Robert

Robert Thanks. Actually the reference is to one of the glue blocks I make that is threaded for the lathe. People can use one of those or dedicate a faceplate. I will make the addition in the page writing to clarify.

How did Chuck react to that??

Just kidding, Darrell... thanks for the info.. (again)

mac

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Keep up the good work Darrell! Once again you have something that I will use in my woodworking!

Thanks!

Bob Darrah West Linn, Oregon

Thanks Bob. By the way, I just added a page to the projects section on making a Lazy Susan server.

I'm fine with it.

See? Chuck is easy to get along with.

Now THAT'S one that George won't touch.. rofl (or OTOH, he might be one?)

mac

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Well, at least he didn't call it a "screw Chuck page".. *g*

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That's a great idea ! Thanks Darrell. I have also been looking at your hollowing tool and hope to take a stab at making one myself. One question.... I'm not too familiar with tapping.... could someone steer me towards what size tap I would need for a 1 x 8 headstock (Rockwell), Thanks, Lenny

Lenny:

If I recall correctly, it is 7/8". I have a set I bought on EBAY and I have only used them for MDF and white oak. 7/8" pilot worked fine.

Robert

heh heh heh.... screw Chuck page....

Larry You answered the question yourself. For a 1" x 8 headstock you need a 1" x 8 tap. I think I got mine form Enco. Carbon steel is fine for wood tapping but HSS will last a long, long time.

Whoops... need to read a little closer. Listen to Darrell, not Robert.

If you need a tap for a 1X8 thread, you use a 1X8 tap. I took this for granted and was thinking he was asking about the pilot hole sized for the tap.

Robert (as he is putting on his glasses...)

Oh ...DUH !!! I told ya I didn't have much experience with tapping. lol All I've ever done is tap my throat plates on the tablesaw to accept allen screws for leveling. Thanks again ! Lenny