I have a Nova 1624 and the outboard attachment, which has a 29inch capacity.
I had a tree taken out of the back yard over the weekend, and kept some of the wood. My question is concerning how to best mount wood to the lathe. I used a faceplate ring for about an 18inch piece. I turned the blank at 200rpm and I never felt unsafe, but had to re-tighten the screws a couple times due to the wet wood. I think the big 28 inch pieces would be too big for the rings, and I probably need to use a faceplate instead, but I am still somewhat concerned about the holding power of the screws in the wet wood.
Should I have been using a faceplate instead for this smaller one? Is there a better way to do this? The wood was only 2-3 inches thick, and since I was trying to turn a platter (until it exploded) I was somewhat concerned about screw holes. If I were to turn thinner dry (lighter) laminated stock, how would one attach then so as to avoid screw holes? Just very short screws?
Thanks for this great resource.
steve