Todays Project - What did you do today?

[TomG]

Started making a drive plate for the Hardinge because the one that came with it is next to useless. Not sure what dogs they designed it for, but it doesn't fit anything in my collection. The plan is to make a cast iron disc that can be attached to the existing plate that is a larger diameter with matching slots. The cast iron was a donation from my son's barbell set (he doesn't use them anyway) and it actually turned pretty well. I would like Ken to take note that I am using carbide inserts both for turning and facing as well as for boring.

The project was interrupted by some automotive repair, so I wasn't able to finish it, but hopefully sometime this week...

Tom