Need a face plate

[White David]

I have a Craftsman/King Seeley model 103.23070 lathe that need a new face plate. I have the old one but the threads are stripped out. Anyone know where I might find a replacement or what the thread size is and maybe I can get a machine shop to repair this one.

[Steve Schlumpf]

David - I did a quick search for the spindle size for your lathe and didn't have any luck. I have an old Craftsman mono-tube lathe and it's spindle size is 3/4" x 16 tpi. Check yours - could be the same. If it is - you can check with the major woodworking supply stores for a replacement faceplace.

[Scott Donley]

If it is the same KS/CM I had Steve is corect. 3/4X16 tpi, MT 1.

[TYLER WOOD]

I have a home made 3/4X16 tpi if you want it, it's yours. let me know.

[Kennneth Sain]

Try Don Pencil.com

[Kennneth Sain]

Sorry, bad advise above. Try donpencil.com instead.

[Norm Zax]

Or make some of your own: buy a few nuts for the correct thread, glue each with epoxy into a recess ona ny choice of maple (or hard wood), turn and flatten face.
Voila! A faceplate for a buck. You can have several and leave the projects attached until completion.
Norm

[Steve Kubien]

I haven't used a regular faceplate since I got a Nova faceplate ring which fits the #2 Nova jaws on my chuck. No possiblilty of cross threading and a lot easier to handle on blanks weighing more than 10lbs.

something to consider.