mick61 30th May 2008, 11:56 PM Help I am looking for the thread on a lathe steady recently which used four wheels and some all thread.
Thanks Mick:D
Chipman 31st May 2008, 12:38 AM This might help....
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=68735&highlight=steady
http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showthread.php?t=69310
http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=43160&highlight=steady+rest
http://www.atbq.qc.ca/jm2/steady.htm
http://www.hdv.net/tips/Making%20a%20Steady%20Rest.htm
Chipman
OGYT 31st May 2008, 09:39 AM Mick, I made one of those for my lathe (pic 1) and then saw the other one in a magazine, using T-Track aluminum to adjust the wheels, so I made one of them (pic 2). When I made the one with the all thread, I ran it through a die (with a drill motor) and re-tapped the nuts, so they would spin up and down faster. The T-Track is still a lot faster to adjust.
Groggy 31st May 2008, 05:37 PM Joe Greiner's thread (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=68735)?
mick61 31st May 2008, 08:52 PM Thankyou It was the bar one for want of a better word .Thanks mick:D
joe greiner 31st May 2008, 11:23 PM Joe Greiner's thread (http://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=68735)?
The arms on my four-wheeler are just clamped to the frame, less rigid than all-thread or T-track. I've found this an advantage in case of catches. With a rigid connection, a catch could destroy the piece. With the softer connection, a catch usually only knocks everything out of alignment, which isn't too difficult to restore. One of these days, I'll have fewer catches, but for the nonce, .... :-
Joe
hughie 1st June 2008, 09:30 AM One of these days, I'll have fewer catches, but for the nonce, .... :-
Joe,
You too? :U Some how I suspect that catches will always be with us a bit like the poor.
mick61 3rd June 2008, 10:31 PM G`d I made a steady like OGYT but the noise is a bit ordinary will go back to drawing board.
Thanks Mick:D
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