Steady rest for 10K

I'm looking for a steady rest for my new-to-me 10K. (I finally got it home, but not yet to the basement.) I haven't found a used one at a reasonable price, and am considering two options:

(1) Plaza Machinery in Vermont (PLAZA MACHINERY,USED MACHINERY, METALWORKING MACHINERY, WOODWORKING MACHINERY) has new production cast iron ones that look very similar to the originals for $169. These are of the flat finger design.

(2) Tools4cheap apparently used to make them for the 10K, but now has only the heavy 10 version. These are the telescoping design. I could by one of these, mill the base flat, and make up an an adapter plate.

Both have about 3 inch capacity. (The one Grizzly sells for the new 10K might fit without modification, but has a capacity under 2 inches.

Is there a real advantage to the telescoping design? Anyone know of an original for sale?

Thanks!

Jon

How are you getting away without putting a location in your title block? (see rules)

Regarding the subject, what do you consider "reasonable cost"? I'd think anything under $250 would be reasonable for a telescopic (so long as it is in good shape and the base still shows good, flat scraping marks) given what it would take to make one. As far as preference, I definitely like the ease and "niceness" of use of the telescopic on my SB10K. But I don't see a big downside when using the flat finger type on one of my Hardinges.

smt

I have a very nice 10K steady rest for sale.
It has brass telescoping jaws.
Send me an email.
Ted
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smt-Thanks for the heads-up. Location block fixed.

Ted, I have sent an email.