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On a 16" it's a cast iron bushing and it also acts as a thrust bearing. It may also have a felt groove in I can't remember for sure.
On a 16" it's a cast iron bushing and it also acts as a thrust bearing. It may also have a felt groove in I can't remember for sure.
Yes, it's a South Bend steady rest. My parts book doesn't show a telescoping one for the 14-1/2" so you would have to look for the letter in the casting number to see which size lathe it was for. "T" is for 13", "F" for 14-1/2", "H" for 16" and "FH" fits both the14-1/2" + 16".
Very nice. Guard it with your life. 14-1/2" stuff is semi-rare and a telescoping steady rest for one would likely sell for $300-400 on Ebay if one ever came up.