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How do you user turners tape?

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I purchased turners tape from lee valley and want to use it so I don't have to screw the wood to the faceplate. (10x10x2)

I covered the face plate with strips of tape, and put it on the block of wood and pressed down for a little while. By the time I finished screwing the faceplate on the lathe the wood fell off.

What am I doing wrong? I know it is something simple but what?

thanks
 
If you overlapped the tape it could cause a problem by producing a hump where the 2 piece of tape over ride each other. The wood would only be stuck there. Also, if there was any dirt or dust present on either the facrplate or wood that could cause problems as well. Or, the wood might not be flat enough. Last, I always clamp my double stick tape down with either a vise or a set of clamps for several mintues before I try to turn the blank. Perhaps others have some different suggestions.

Joe
 
I use double faced tape when I'm turning platters. There are several must-do's when using tape. The only tape that I've found that does the job is Permacel cloth tape. The wood surface must be flat and true as if you are making a glue joint. It must be clamped for at least a couple of minutes. Tape won't work on wet wood. Even though tape, properly applied, gives a secure joint, don't leave a heavy piece on the lathe overnight. It'll probably be on the floor in the morning.

Wally
 
The other aspect to what Wally is saying is that you really need to get a relatively finished surface to tape to. Trueing it on the lathe and sanding it through about 220 works well. (and remember, green wood, even partially cured, is iffy)

Dietrich
 
Here are a couple of tips that'll help when using double faced tape. You can turn a device to center the faceplate on the piece. Mount a 2 x 2 x 5 inch piece on the lathe. On one end turn a morse taper to fit your tailstock. On the other end, turn it about an inch long with a diameter that'll fit snugly into the opening of your faceplate. Turn a shoulder on this. In use, install the piece in your tailstock, place the taped faceplate on it, slide the tailstock up to the prepared foot of the platter, then back off the tailstock. The faceplate will be centered on the platter.

To easily remove the finished platter from the faceplate, turn a 1/2 inch deep plug to fit inside the threaded opening on your faceplate. To remove the platter, insert the plug into the faceplate, then mount the faceplate onto the spindle. As you thread it on, the plug pushes the platter off the faceplate. Couldn't be easier. A friend saw me do this in my shop and was so impressed that he sent a description to Wood magazine. They published it in their tips section and sent me $75. My friend wanted an agents fee, but he didn't get it.

Wally
 
No to turners tape

I use hot melt glue to mount projects to faceplates. I have used hot melt for pieces up to 20" and about 40 lbs. Always use the tail stock as much as possible for adational inshurance. On my site www.turningaround.org in the Commercial section is a 18" fluted column base mounted with hot melt and in the Fun Stuff section is a large trash can that was mounted with hot melt.
 
I use the hot melt glue all the time. I've learned that after you mount the work to the faceplate, you want to let the hot melt glue harden overnight before you mount the faceplate to the lathe. If you start turning too soon after mounting the piece, there can be significant creep in the hot glue mount, and catastrophic failure occurs.

tim
 
Oh, well the post was a little late...

Saturday I worked on a plate and was sanding it when the hot glue let go.

What a frisbee a 12" plate can be [🙂] luckily it did not get damaged, and I was able to sand it by hand.

Live, learn, duck!
 
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