South Bend Steady Rest

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taquito971

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• Oct 11, 2016

• #1

I have a South Bend Heavy 10 and a friend came across this no longer used steady rest that we thought would fit. Turns out it's a bit too large. Possibly it's for a larger model, maybe a 13"? Is there a good way to tell which machine this fits?

Brian

 

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iwananew10K

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• Oct 11, 2016

• #2

Monarch 10ee

 

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promacjoe

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• Oct 11, 2016

• #3

First of all, you can estimate the swing of the Lathe that it fits by measuring the step of the bed clamp, and transferring that measurement to the casting. Measure from that point to the center of the fingers where they come together. We know the swing is not going to be greater than this measurement. If it is approximately 10', than the previous poster may be correct. But we need to know this measurement first.

Stay safe and have fun.

Joe.

 

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iwananew10K

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For sure 10ee- new height to be exact( 6.75" from flat to parting line)

The 10 in 10ee does not reflect actual swing.

 

Last edited: Oct 11, 2016

packrat2

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Utah

• Oct 11, 2016

• #5

What ever it fits looks like a nice made one..

 

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taquito971

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• Oct 11, 2016

• #6

You guys are awesome! That was fast. I guess I have an extra monarch 10EE steady rest I can do something with.

 

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iwananew10K

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You should be able to sell it easily and get a SB one and still have change.

Don't modify it!

 

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taquito971

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• Oct 12, 2016

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As luck would have it, my wife suggested I look deeper into the storage unit and see if a steady rest was in there for the lathe (the tools were her late grandfathers) and sure enough, with a little digging, right there in front of my eyes was an obvious south bend steady rest! I intend to sell the Monarch rest and buy something else with the proceeds. Maybe a DRO...

 

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gadget73

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• Oct 12, 2016

• #9

See if there is a follow rest in there as well.

 

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taquito971

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There was, but I seem to be lacking the hardware to attach it to the carriage.

 

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gadget73

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• Oct 12, 2016

• #11

Should be 2 shoulder bolts. You can get them from McMaster for a couple dollars. Mine were missing, and thats where the replacements came from.