fixed steady for lathe

[jimmybondi]

Hi,

a boring weekend (is whitsuntide right ?) and i need a fixed steady
(turning a taper and a thread on a spindle)

in the WWW found 2 simple DIY steady (or fixed rest) but they don't give a right feeling of "WOOW" to me
so i draw a little bit and start my mill:

my last big rest of cast iron - very "unangled" and everything but not straight

and i need 2 less wide parts - so saw it into 2 parts on the long distance:

(30 minutes on a small bandsaw - handy lead as vertical saw)

milling to get right angled blocks:

and milling the contour:

first test on my lathe:

and ready to use:

at this moment the slide parts were made of bronce - but i've made threads into the arms to fit ball bearings:

and a nice weekend ended with full success:
ER16 and M19x1 on my Perske spindle

after finishing i thought:
how could i work without it all the years ?
thats a really "must have"

Frank

 

[jmshep]

I cant see any pictures - is it me?

Regards

 

[RobWilson]

No photos ? ???

 

[Majorstrain]

I cant see any pictures - is it me?

Regards

When I first read the post there were image icons, but there gone now as well. I think Frank intended to have pics but may have an attachment issue.

cheers
Phil

 

[itowbig]

no pics showing they gone to the pics god th_wwp

 

[jimmybondi]

Hi,

sorry sorry

i think the admin of the forum where the pictures are stored
(i've used same pics on a german forum) has blocked external linking :-(

now i've stored them on my server ...

Regards Frank

 

[RobWilson]

i can see them ;D VERY NICE WORK FRANK ,looks a great addition to your lathe,i like to build tools to, are the tapped holes on the arms to add rollers?
Rob

 

[jimmybondi]

Hi Rob,

yes - ball bearings are attached now for mild steel parts:

Frank

 

[Tin Falcon]

wow nice weekend project there!!
Tin