The steady rest is one of those big purchases I made getting my lathe ready. I saw at the time that they were hard to find so while shopping for parts I needed to refresh my lathe I kept an eye on accessories too. This is the first time I actually needed it a couple years later but I am glad I have it. I am working my way towards a special project I won't share just yet but somewhere I saw a deal on some 2 5/8 OD 1018 steel a couple of feet long and picked it up. You guys on the mainland have no idea how hard it can be to get material at reasonable prices but I digress.
It had a rough saw end at both ends so some cleanup was required at some point. Might as well do some operations on the far end of town!
I noticed that the tool needs to be gone through as one of the adjusters is really sticky and one of the brass fingers doesn't travel straight. I got lucky that the adjuster was jamming right about where I needed to set it! It kind of twists in its travel too and I'm sure that's not right. She still got the job done though so I was glad for that.
It's great when it all comes together but I should have reset my compound angle to where I usually keep it but it was still in the milling attachment position! So messing with the tailstock was a chore.
It had a rough saw end at both ends so some cleanup was required at some point. Might as well do some operations on the far end of town!
I noticed that the tool needs to be gone through as one of the adjusters is really sticky and one of the brass fingers doesn't travel straight. I got lucky that the adjuster was jamming right about where I needed to set it! It kind of twists in its travel too and I'm sure that's not right. She still got the job done though so I was glad for that.
It's great when it all comes together but I should have reset my compound angle to where I usually keep it but it was still in the milling attachment position! So messing with the tailstock was a chore.