Todays Project - What did you do today?

[PixMan]

Now that's a really robust way of holding the part for turning and the best of both worlds. You get the fast truing of the chuck and the secure clamping of a faceplate all in one.

I'm glad it all worked out so well!

Note to myself is it to check my rarely used 12" 4-jaw to see if it has those T-slots like yours. Nice!

Edit: Went looking and found a photo of my 12" 4-jaw chuck mounted on my lathe. No T-slots on mine, rats. It's a high quality Pratt Burnerd which is on a D1-6 adapter plate so it has four socket head cap screws at 45º from the jaws. I wouldn't want to mess with altering it for the rare chance I might need to strap something down as you did. For that I still have a 15" D1-6 direct mount faceplate which has the original Cosmolene still on it. One of these days it'll be needed....