Customer Reviews

DELTA 46-937 6-Inch and Left Hand Face Plate for Wood Lathes

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I have used these plates for turning wood bowls in the past, and I have found nothing that I like better. I successfully turned an 18 inch oak bowl by mounting it onto this base plate. (I have to admit I was surprised at how beautiful it turned out, since it was my second major attempt at turning bowls)

I STRONGLY recommend purchasing this plate if you are planning on doing any serious bowl turning, since if you use a smaller plate the bowl may become detached when you apply pressure with the chisels, leaving you with a waste of time rather than a piece of art.

Good luck turning!

The Delta 46-937 6 inch face plate fits lathes with 1"- 8 spindles and is machined for both right and left hand mounting (inboard and outboard turning). I looked for a long time to find one of these face plates used with no luck...so here you are getting one new and at a somewhat reduced price. I had no problems with item condition or delivery time with the super saver option.

This is a great faceplate, unlike the 3" ones also made by delta. Their metal is too soft for using hex screws which grip much better than wood screws. I use washers, as the hex head machine screws seat a little better on the rough cast holes. I've turned a couple 14-16" bowls from cherry on the outboard spindle of my old 46-111 rockwell/delta lathe.

This is a poor choice at a high price for a serious wood turner. Only 4 mounting holes make mounting large pieces risky. Oneway has a better built 6" RH/LH thread faceplate with 24 screwholes for about $3 less. It's true that there aren't many choices for dual thread faceplates, but this one won't serve you very well.

This is the only faceplate that I know of which is threaded both left and right hand so it can work on the inboard or outboard spindle on my lathe. It works just as I expected and at a great price. Thanks