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    Shop built telescoping steady rest for South Bend Heavy 10 lathe

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    https://imgur.com/gallery/vG8qS8O

    Not a list of instructions, but enough detail in the photos for anyone who would like to give it a try. The main body is made from 3" bolted pipe flanges. Nice thick machineable steel, I had to do something useful with it.

    The only thing not repurposed or scrap-sourced was the three 3/4" conduit couplings. I paid cash money for those, about $6.50 if I remember right. It's been on the back burner for a while, but I found myself needing to turn a clean shoulder on some 3" cast iron, so the steady rest got moved to the front of the project queue. It performed very nicely. Rock solid and smooth turning.
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    Last edited by bobneumann; Jul 10, 2018 at 02:01 PM.

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    Nice Job

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    Nice solid steady, good use of re purposed materials. Most members have the ability to see something as potential for a new use.

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    Thanks bobneumann! We've added your Telescoping Steady Rest to our Lathe Accessories category,
    as well as to your builder page: bobneumann's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:





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