Here is what it will allow you to do. I have to do things like this because I need to know what the CP is capable of doing.
What this shows is how I mounted this piece of natural edge Aleppo Pine. This was actually done at the Tucson Woodcraft store on a demo day. I had a choice of several pieces from this to a flat piece. Of course, my inquiring mind wouldn't let me choose any other piece than the one that looks impossible to get mounted and leave the top as natural. All I did was turn a tenon on it and I still look at it every now and then wondering if i should finally start and finish it, but other things in life seem to interfere.
As you can see, only 2, possibly a third one might be touching, are holding it between centers.
This picture is at the tailstock of course, but it's being held on with my Nose Ring. Together with the CP and NR, I haven't even come close to losing a piece yet. All total using that method, I've probably done over a couple hundred pieces from flat to mostly natural edges like this one seen. It was made because just about any piece of wood cut in log form and mounted to a tailstock usually has an angle that needs to be flatted before it can be mounted. With the NR, it's not necessary.
this pic just shows the 2-3? screws holding this piece on .
Now, it's a known fact that anything a human does is dangerous, even getting out of bed to start your day, or night. Tools make it that much more dangerous. I believe if you use common sense, you can do things that look dangerous but are almost safe without getting hurt. When I did this, I was well aware that it could fly at any time, but it held like it was supposed to.
I also use it when I remove the tenons. I drill holes in MDF to match only 5 of them, remove the others, and then match up the rim to the groove to hold it in place for tenon removal.
This is a link to my website. It will show the CP in it's entirety
file:///Users/owner/Desktop/Chuck-plate%20|%20Tucson%20|%20WoodTurners%20WorkHolding%20Solutions.html
............ Jerry (in Tucson)
