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[savarin]

Just found this and rather fancy it, pretty cool bit of kit.
Also liked the re-purposed saw blade as a parting tool.
Interesting to watch the amount of flex in the tool post when he is parting.
My lathe used to flex like that but the solid plinth stopped it dead.

 

[Ed ke6bnl]

I like it, no worry if brass or bearings are better for the part to ride on.

 

[nnam]

Nice idea. It seems to require the rest having co center with the lathe, which is not easy to make, or requires alot of adjustment each use. Maybe adjust once, then having some set tab/anchors to help position it next time.

 

[brino]

Just found this and rather fancy it, pretty cool bit of kit.

Yep I like the idea too. I had actually picked up a large bearing mounted in a plate for use as stead-rest. But then i found an actual steady-rest that I could adapt to my lathe before I needed to make one.

Also liked the re-purposed saw blade as a parting tool.

Yep me too!

Interesting to watch the amount of flex in the tool post when he is parting.

Obvious wasn't it.


The other thing I noticed was safety problems: loose sleeves near turning parts......YIKES:



Perhaps it was not quite as bad as it appears from this angle......

-brino

 

[savarin]

I think its home cast, there are a lot of pin holes in the castings.

 

[hman]

Hmmmm ... Wonder if the bearing bore in the casting might have been given a "final tweak" by aligning the casting and solidly mounting it to the ways, then mounting a boring/fly cutter in the chuck and running at very low speed???

On second thought - fooey! No way to advance the cutter through the bore. But maybe this germ of an idea can help somebody come up with a "real" solution.

 

[Janderso]

Seems like a very capable fellow. Is that a table/skill saw blade??
I appreciate his creative side.

 

[brino]

Here is the part I picked up thinking it could make a reasonable steady rest....before I found a steady rest that fit my lathe.
The thru hole is about 2-1/2-inches (63mm) and the centre height about 4-3/4 (120mm)....nearly perfect for my 9" Southbend.
I still have not used it for anything.







-brino

 

[FOMOGO]

Pretty clever, those Ruskies. I think it is the the overall height of the saw blade, and the fact that it is flexable that keeps it from hanging up, even with the tool post flex. A regular parting blade would never have made it. I like the whole rig, will have to go on the list. Thanks for posting Savarin. Mike

 

[Flyinfool]

That looks like a great idea.
I do have some thoughts on how to build it and get it aligned exactly with the spindle. Did some looking for a big thin bearing to design around, I am now in cardiac arrest from the sticker shock..... As much as $1,000 for an open bearing!!!! I am afraid to see what a sealed bearing will cost. Granted that was just taking a quick look at McMaster-Carr and they are often high, but still......