Looking to buy a safe steel D1-8 faceplate for 17” Colchester-Clausing M8000 lathe. My choices are a bit limited because I can’t use any cast iron, the lathe can do 1600 rpm and it is easy to set the speed dials wrong and get that speed, so I won’t consider cast iron. One problem with the offerings online is that the sellers don’t seem to put whether steel or cast iron in their descriptions. Another option may be to buy a larger D1-8 chuck adapter Then put a steel faceplate on it, if buying a complete unit doesn’t happen.
4 example, here’s an offering from a seller I know, I can probably get good answers about tha item when he returns. I don’t like the paint overspray on the studs but easy to fix. How would you tell whether this is cast iron or steel?
D1-8 MOUNT 15" T-SLOT FACE PLATE CLAUSING COLCHESTER | eBay
Advice?
4 example, here’s an offering from a seller I know, I can probably get good answers about tha item when he returns. I don’t like the paint overspray on the studs but easy to fix. How would you tell whether this is cast iron or steel?
D1-8 MOUNT 15" T-SLOT FACE PLATE CLAUSING COLCHESTER | eBay
Advice?