Follower rest ?

[Splat]

According to my wife, yes. :biggrin:

Make something for her outta that "junk", Ron. Maybe that'll change her mind. Pro'lly not, but it's worth a shot...maybe. :biggrin:

 

[Truebane]

Here is a simple design I made years ago.
The main body is 1" square stock from the scrap bin.
The screws were made from 1/2" redi-rod.

Terry

Could you add bearings to the rod ends instead of the brass nubs?

Karl

 

[terry_g]

Karl
The rods rotate for adjustment so if you added bearings you could add a linkage to the bearing shafts to keep them aligned.
I was considering using bearing for router bits.
Terry

 

[hman]

One of my lifelong mottos: "It isn't junk. It's useful stuff! I just don't yet know what it's useful for."

... proved out innumerable times over very many years, sez packrat hman.

(John Herrmann)

 

[tekfab]

Does the follower rest ride ahead or behind the tool?

LOL ! I think the give away is in the name ? )


Mike

 

[Philco]

Doesn't it make ya feel good to take some of the leftover junk we all have laying around and turn it into something useful. Not to mention the money we save to buy more stuff.

I was told one time that a machinist could take an otherwise useless piece of $5.00 scrap metal & turn it into a $500.00 dollar part.
Philco

 

[JohnAspinall]

I was told one time that a machinist could take an otherwise useless piece of $5.00 scrap metal & turn it into a $500.00 dollar part.
Philco

Unfortunately, he can also reverse the process!