Steady rest

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Anyone know if a S series lathe steady rest (casting XK 575) will work on a XL (L 575)? Different castings, so I'd guess "not".
 
Sometimes on the older lathes a proper steady rest is just not available. What I have seen that works is to modify the base to fit what lathe you have.
 
Question is, are they close enough to be modified before I blow a couple hundred bucks? Hopefully, someone out there is familiar enough with both lathes to make an informed guess.
 
That's about where I was with it. Figured it could be made usable until I looked at the specs for the S series lathes...actually 11".

Probably easier to make one.
 
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