Bazmak A t slot faceplt for the Sieg lathe

[bazmak]

Hi everybody,i have a standard faceplt on the Sieg lathe
but found it to be very limited and restrictive.I downloaded
from MIKESWORKSHOP site the details for a T slot version
and marked it down as a future must have.Now that i have
taken delivery of my new Sieg Mill i decided to make my
first project.Photos make it self explanitory but in general
i turned a disc 160dia from 10thk plt and using pieces of
50x12 flat bar milled a nom 5x5mm rebate to required corners
The mill worked well the finished Faceplt should be very
usefull.

 

[Herbiev]

Hey that's ingenious Baz. I love it

 

[gus]

Hi BAzmak,

Very unique design.
I have no faceplate and so I am staying from jobs that must be turned on a f/b.

 

[bazmak]

Hi Gus,found the faceplt very usefull.In fact to make this faceplt
i had to bolt the 10 thk plt to the original fplt in order to turn
the 160 dia ,face and recess to fit the lathe.Also i made 2 angle plates
by skimming them in the faceplt,but plan to make new ones in the mill.
Also used the fplt and angleplt to face and bore 3 cylinders for a 5" loco
a few years ago. regards barry

 

[AussieJimG]

Ingenious design. I like it.

Jim

 

[gus]

Hi Gus,found the faceplt very usefull.In fact to make this faceplt
i had to bolt the 10 thk plt to the original fplt in order to turn
the 160 dia ,face and recess to fit the lathe.Also i made 2 angle plates
by skimming them in the faceplt,but plan to make new ones in the mill.
Also used the fplt and angleplt to face and bore 3 cylinders for a 5" loco
a few years ago. regards barry

Hi Barry,

Been mentally conceiving a faceplate design . Won't be long when I come across a ''must build'' engine that requires a faceplate. Have seen my neighbourhood uncles using small----------huge faceplates to machine frames for steam saws and valcanizing machines. And the counter weights they added on.All these machineshops are gone by the late 70s.