Sometimes a blank for a platter is too thin to mount with either the woodworm screw or a face plate, and sometimes a glue block is kinda a pain. In the case of my platter here, the wood piece was very roughly cut (I swear, the guy I got it from must have cut it with a butter knife to get it so rough...), so it would have taken some work to get a glue block securely on there anyway.
So I used a different way of mounting that turned out to be super easy, very secure, and needed no extra equipment. I know I didn't invent this, but in case it helps anyone, I shot a video for youtube. It has been a very long time since I last uploaded to youtube, I'm surprised I remembered how!
It's not letting me upload images because I guess the ones I have are too large, but there are plenty of images in the video. Comments welcome.
Oh yeah, and this is one of the first projects I turn with my new Doug Thompson bowl gouge. I swear, worth every penny.
https://youtu.be/EptOp-G0594