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  1. Flute Maker

    Making Extended Tool Rest

    I want to make an extra long tool rest for my old Craftsman lathe for doing spindle type work. If anyone has any ideas let me know . I have some in mind but am always open to any help . Thanks !
  2. sawduster

    busted tool rest

    Well I managed to buss-up the tool rest on my Jet midi yesterday :realmad: :BangHead: i won't go into details other than to say it involved a large piece of walnut I got from FredP and some less-than-steller-more-like-stupid techniques for making it manageable :sad11: As they say " hindsight is...
  3. Splinter

    $2 Lathe Steady Rest

    This is a steady rest that I have about $2 invested in, plus some other materials I had onhand. I started the goblet in the photo last summer. But I really messed up and turned the stem before I realized I should have hollowed out the cup part first.:BangHead: :BangHead: So I needed a...
  4. Steady Rest

    Steady Rest

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  5. Steady Rest

    Steady Rest

    A $2 steady rest.
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    • Album: Lathe Projects
  6. ChrisMathes

    Sealing workshop from rest of house

    Hey All, I've been out of the workshop for a while because we had our house for sale, sold it and have moved into a rental. We are in the process of building a new workshop with a home attached. My new shop will still be relatively small, but overall, give me more area than my shed. The...
  7. NCTurner

    Tool Rest Modification

    A quick mod to my tool rest makes a world of difference. I did this to my PM tool rest tonight OMG like night and day. ***these are not my rests, all I did was epoxy the drill rod onto my M rest.
  8. S

    HF 34706 Tool rest busted question

    Spinners, I have an HF 34706 lathe that I know many of you are familiar with and I have a question about not the tool rest itself as I know that is easily replaceable at any good tool shop but the piece of cast iron that the tool rest relies on to attach it to the ways. The piece that is...
  9. WoodWrangler

    Steady Rest #2 & Hollowing Rig

    I've really got to get turning ... and better yet, hollowing!:gar-La; This is a bit of a gloat, but also a little bragging about my neighbor Wesley and his capabilities... This is the second design for a steady rest that he's put together. This one uses a four-post design, tool-less arm...
  10. R

    Tool Rest "NEEDED"?

    If this is in the wrong place someone can move it.I'm in the NEED for a 6in. tool rest for my craftsman lathe.It has a 7/8 shaft.Right now all I have is a 12in and it's way too long for pens.If anyone has an extra laying around I sure could use it.I would be glad to make a trade??So if you do...
  11. PChristy

    The best tool rest

    what is the best tool rest to get for getting close to the inside of deep bowls and the best place to get them
  12. WoodWrangler

    Steady Rest Sneak Peek

    If you've turned on a lathe, then you'll understand the need for a steady rest (something that keeps the workpiece from vibrating, and thus the tool chattering during the cut). I've been wanting one but good quality metal ones can run $500+ ... well, I'm getting closer to having one! My...
  13. K

    looking for replacement parts for my delta midi lathe tool rest holder

    Wow, searching the web for replacement parts for a delta midi lathe is frustrating! I'm looking for a new tool rest base for my lathe, or preferably just the hand screw that tightens the rest itself at your desired height and angle. Does anyone have any idea where I could purchase this...
  14. gesiak

    Woodcraft Tool Rest

    It's been several weeks since I last posted. I have turned a few more pens but in doing so determined I need to get a smaller tool rest for my Craftsman 217170 lathe just cant get the 12" rest close enough so I am considering the Woodcraft tool rest...
  15. CarvedTones

    tool rest height

    The lathe I just picked up didn't come with a tool rest. I am going to keep my eyes open for one, but in the mean time I will just make one. For turning small spindle work, I am thinking of a fixed height bar ever so slightly below center line (a tiny bit more than half the thickness of my skew...
  16. erasmussen

    HF lathe tool rest

    One of the things I found out when trying to turn a pen on the HF lathe is the tool rest is really to big :nah: If you remember I bought some 10mm steel rods, before things got crazy around here, so today I got out my welder and welded a 1/2" piece of steel to one of the rods I havent tried it...
  17. johnpipe108

    A plywood and skate-wheel center rest

    I've been meaning to make up a center rest for some time, as the commercially-made one's are for 6" center and up, and the Jet Mini is a 5" center height. It's shown here with a scrap test-piece, but will be used for end-boring bagpipe pieces, or supporting longer slender pieces, and for...
  18. WoodWrangler

    A Bird Rest

    My mother-in-law has been in town this week to help with the new addition to the family (my son was born last week) and wanted me to make her a stand for her new pet parrot. It's nothing fancy, but it intended to be placed on a table next to her couch where her and her husband can put the bird...
  19. jimwill48

    Lee Valley Modular Tool Rest for HF 34706 Lathe

    I've been wanting a differert tool rest for my HF 34706. :tool:The tool rest that comes with the lathe is ok but I wanted something shorter, for things like penturning. But the issue was that the HF lathe takes a 25mm post and not the standard 1" post. I knew that I could reduce the dia. of the...
  20. WoodWrangler

    WTB Shorter Tool Rest for Lathe

    As the regulars out here know, I purchased the Delta 46-715 lathe last month and just started turning pens. One thing we found out though was that the tool rest that it comes with is a bit too long. Does anyone have any suggestion on a shorter tool rest for this lathe? :eusa_thin Will any...

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