Steady Rest Making Use Of the Swing - Episode 184
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- I've watched several videos on making a Steady Rest, took these and modified them slightly to make better use of the swing of the lathe.
Most Steady Rests consist of a closed ring that is fixed to the lathe bed. This means you lose a good portion of the available space on the lathe.
By splitting the ring so it goes down the sides of the lathe bed I've gained 2-3 Inches of extra space. An assembly still has to sit on the lathe bed but this is far smaller than doing it in what seems the current conventional way.
I could still modify the arms a little more to gain even more space, but this works well for me at the current size and wouldn't require a full rebuild to do this.
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Nice video, looks like a good design.
Thank you. I need to make another two fit my new lathe sometime and would do very similar to this again.
Spot on with the orientation Paul plus it leaves room for the laser guide. On my build this week end I will not round the bottom of the ring and the square bottom will also rest on the bed taking the place of your suport arm at the bed.. and be added support.
I’ve got to make another one of these now as it’s just not worth trying to alter this to for the new lathe.
A job well done Paul. I made a very similar one for my lathe. I started out just as you have with the bolts for the slidding arms. I later epoxeyed the bolts into the holes where they would not turn when tightening them and bought some nobs to use in place of the wing nut. I have been quite satisfied with the outcome. Keep up your good work and happy turning.
Thank you Gerald. As I will not use this very often, for now I'm quite happy with the bolts. The wing nuts on the arms work really well, just one is a bit fiddly on the base, but that is more down to space.
I am being to work on larger vases (10 inches wide and 16 inches long). I’ve never had a need for a rest until now.
I’ve watched a couple dozen videos on making a rest and I can say without a doubt, this is the single best home built rest I’ve come across.
The way the base is designed to maximize usable area is brilliant!
Thank you Frank. I always say try and get tools etc. for what you might want in the future not for now Unfortunately this was made for my old lathe, so I need to make another to fit perfectly on my newest lathe. Glad it helped. I'm sure a combination of ideas from all the videos will give you great ideas for the ideal build.
An excellent build Paul ,love the paint job and it looks better than factory produced models.
Cheers, Bram
Bram the Wadesmill woodturner thank you Bram. I certainly took my time over this to make it as best as I can.
you do realize if you simply flip the wheels and attached arms around facing the opposite direction you will increase the capacity by at least 4" extra diameter
Thank you Warren. Yes it would certainly add to the range. The only reason I haven't done that is because I wanted the wheels to sit inline with the framework as much as possible to add to the strength of it being steady. I may just being a bit over kill with this option.
Masrefully done. Great solution of a problem. I am not sure of my English there, but you know what I mean 😉
Cheers, Júlíus
Thank you Julius, I do understand.
Great work Paul! Now you can make large parts.
Thank you Aleksey, this is what I'm hoping for in the future.
Thank you for sharing this. Very nicely done as well. I picked up some helpful ideas for my attempt at a steady rest.
Thank you Duane. I still need to either modify this or preferably make a new one to fit my new lathe. Works great and trying to make it as big as possible is the main thing to allow for bigger items.
Glad to see someone else has considered the amount of lost volume within the 'standard' Jig style. I built mine for large diameter forms rather than fine spindle or finial work, and used ply (it's what I had to hand at the time). Wheel diameter can eat into supported size also. Well done and thanks for posting.
Thank you Tim. Yes a lot of people just build them straight on top of the lathe bed and those wheels really do hog into the space. For smaller lathes this can be a real issue, so the idea was to give people something to think about. Ply is certainly fine, I only bought MDF as I could get it a sensible price at 18mm thick and in small boards.
Think you might need some larger sections of tree now Paul!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Alan. I do have a couple of projects in mind, but will have to see if they get as far as being on the lathe.
Great video well detailed as always paul and the finished item looks great good choice of colours 👌👌
Thank you Warren. Colours a bit bright but like you it's a case of using what you have on the shelf. I have several neon colours so could have got pretty bad.
Hi Paul, nice work and thinking of it positioning, was looking at making one myself record power have a plans on their website but what you have is better.
Thank you Robert. Sharing is all about giving people ideas. Hopefully you may be able to take my way of thinking and improve even more on what will be suitable for you.
The project came out quite well. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you
Nice Job, one of the best I've seen and your explanation is 1st rate, thanks for sharing
Thank you. I think for this type of build you can't have too many videos on it. We all do it slightly different and therefore get a better scope on how to build it ourselves. My intention was how to make best use of the swing.
I have a great example of this in use on my video where I made an open segmented lighthouse.
Paul, you have over engineered this. The average Woodturner will not understand this much less build it. My steady rest has 2 arms containing 3 bearings for wheels. SAFE TURNING, John
Thank you John. I mainly followed the design that all the other videos are doing. My main difference was making the ring to maximise on the swing of the lathe. For most jobs a two wheel system would work well, but having three in this format gives better stability especially when hollowing.
Paul, a 2 arm steady rest will still support the same amount of weight as a 3 arm steady rest and is A LOT easier to adjust. SAFE TURNING, JOHN
When I hunted around on RUclips I only found this type or the one that Alan at As Wood Turns uses. It would be certainly interesting to see other options.
A great project that I need to do. Thank you for sharing Paul!
Thank you Jimmie. I think we all have lists like that, it's getting through that list is the hard part.
Great idea Paul and well executed. I'm in the process of making one to fit my Record Power CL1. The round bars present a different problem. 🙂
Miss Tee's Woodturning thank you. Not sure how I would deal with the round bars, but I’d certainly look at having something down the sides. If it’s all clear underneath then maybe a removable brace to help hold it.
@@PaulLockwood I'm not thinking about a round one but two horizontal bars supported by 10 mm threaded rod.
@@PaulLockwood Do you think that inverting the design ie. 1 wheel at the bottom 6 o'clock & the other two 10 & 2 o'clock respectively, would work? Just an idea I have in mind.
@@missteeturns Shouldn't make any difference. With it supported on 3 equal sides the spindle should have no where to go and keep it stable.
Thanks Paul great information on your build, looking at building on for myself at some point 😎🍺🤘
Thank you Christopher
I sometimes wish we didn't have the same lathe Paul, now I have something else to make ;-) well done!
Thank you Mac. Well this may only be used 2 or 3 times a year, so no need to rush out and buy anything for this. Next weeks video I will be using that centre cut out to make something else to use on the lathe. But after that it's back to making normal things.
You made a great job of that rest Paul when you go in to production I'll have one 😁👍👍 👍
Thank you Barry. Think I will stick to my one offs for now.
Great job Paul thanks for sharing
Thank you Dave
Wouldn't a fender washer on those arms make it sturdier?
Hi Garth, these were the largest washers that I have. In fact they hold very well as there shouldn't be too much pressure on the arms just enough to hold it stable. I actually had to look up what one was and if I had them would certainly put them on. I tend to over engineer things in some peoples eyes but that's because I want things to work at their best. So certainly a good idea.
Why not recess the bolt, so you dont need a spanner
Certainly a good idea. As this only gets used once or twice a year having to use a spanner is not so much an issue.
Great steady rest, fine craftsmanship mate
Thank you. Need to make it again at some point as this was for my old lathe.
Very nice job thank you for sharing 👍🏼
Thank you Tomas
Good job Paul thanks for sharing.
Thank you Max
thanks for share...im suscribed
Thank you
Well impressed.
Thank you. I need to make another one sometime as this doesn't fit and suit my new lathe as I'd like to keep the maximum use of the swing over the lathe.
Awesome job 👍
Thank you. I need to either make a new one or adapt this now as it's no good for the new lathe as it is, rather annoying as it wasn't a quick project and very sturdy.
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Thank you
Paul just for your information mate, I was an engineering centre lathe turner for many years, steady rest is an Americanism, It's proper name is a centre steady as it isn't a rest, the work piece spins centrally keeping it steady, it isn't resting on anything, It's a bit like calling a pillar drill a drill press, I just thought you'd like to know that, good job though...
Thank you that's interesting to know. It's quite surprising on how these names stick. The best example is people calling their Vacs a Hover. Hover is a brand and not the product, winds my GM up as we make / sell Vacs.