How to find a steady rest that'll fit my lathe

[neilho]

I found steady & follow rests for a Takisawa TSL by looking at pix and the manual and haunting eBay. Every steady I've ever seen has at least one distinctive feature. A good search is "unknown steady rest" and "unknown follow rest" . Eventually one will turn up, just be patient.

Have also made a larger capacity steady from an automotive flywheel and cam followers. The body doesn't have to center exactly, just be close.

 

[Sincerd]

Found this for 100. Dosent hit the second way, but height looks spot on

 

[James H Clark]

Wouldn't be difficult to add a block to the side of the existing flat way to ride on the lathe flat way. Personally, I would scrape both sides to fit this lathe after adding the side block. Good luck.
JC

 

[Joe Gwinn]

Don't forget the threaded hole to accept the hoist ring.

 

[James H Clark]

Don't forget the threaded hole to accept the hoist ring.

It appears to be a 6" or so. Why would he need a lifting ring? Have my eyes deceived me?
JC

 

[michiganbuck]

If the steady V in post 22 is on to make center then an extension could be easily welded in place and ground or milled to fit.
If the V is off to make center a decent grinder or mill hand could likely make it right.

From here the V looks a little off.
*Set it to your taii stock quill and measuer it there, then proceed to make it fit. .

 

[Joe Gwinn]

It appears to be a 6" or so. Why would he need a lifting ring? Have my eyes deceived me?
JC

Isn't this for a lathe with a 22" (diameter) swing made of 1" plate?