You certainly had to remove a lot of material. I like the way you milled the outside radius.
since i dont have a rotary table(havn't made one yet), i decided to use a plastic wheel from my harbor freight bandsaw stand. just turned the od about 10-20 thousandths bigger than the id of the steady and bored the center in the same setup for a pivot. worked well and no real chatter from the small end mill.
Paul.
Very nice work, MCRIPPer. I have made patterns in wood for a steady and follower rest, intending to cast them in Aluminum. They are definitly not as nice as yours. If you have CAD abilities it would be a great service to your fellow Mini lathe owners if you draw up your creation and share it.
Very well made to last forever. A fixed steady is so useful when you have jobs that a not too long and not short.
DIY my own too but I took short cut with left-overs.
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