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Hi @pdog,

Your fixed steady looks great!
Not "cobbled together" at all, but painted and finished beautifully.

Some more details please:
Is it made of steel? Was it cut from solid thick plate?
Why did you decide on having the hinge at the front?

I see you've been a member for a while, but with few posts.
I hope you do not hesitate to share more of your projects.

-brino
 
brino....thanks for the compliment and its made of steel, two pieces of .625 welded together and the hinge thing is the result of not paying attention and hurrying...:(
 
Hello, this is my first post and really like some of the work and idea's of others and ive borrowed many of them :) I needed a steady for my 10L, so I cobbled this together...

I have also borrowed many ideas from THM. I hope you don't mind if i borrow your ideas. I could use steady rests like yours on my SBL9.
lk
 
Don't mind at all. It has a 4" capacity and the fingers are styled after a Monarch steady...
 
As long as I'm in the mood, here's a pic of an ER40 chuck I made to use in the milling vice or table....Love them ER40's...Don't know if it was this forum or another, but I copied er40 chucks for the 10L and 10 K... They seem to get used more than anything...

er40 chuck for vice.JPG
 
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