Thread: Lathe tool rests - buy or make? Where get?

When I bout my new lathe 16 months ago it came with a 14" rest, too big for some of the things I do.

So I went looking for a 7" & 4" rest. I found the 4" in the internet for £12 (supposedly discounted), but I also found a local engineering works who made both for £10.

And you have Men's sheds where you can help each other, we don't here in the UK.

Well, not quite, our first opened a month ago and another is opening soon, roll-on them spreading nationwide - Hooray and thank you for starting this movement.

I get mine all made , I have about 15 plus tool rests. the local steel merchant carries a steel called bright round bar it's polished and is great last time I spent 30 dollars and got 3or 4 toolrest made, my mate welds them up but most fabrication places can do it some charge more than others!

Found some at Vermek and Woodfast. By Jove are they costly though.....

Originally Posted by Evanism

Found some at Vermek and Woodfast. By Jove are they costly though.....

Might pay a bit but you won't be disapointed with the quality.

makes some good ones. On various sized posts. Lots of different sizes. Sold through Jim Carrol. If they aren't on the web site give him a call. (Not curvy ones though. I don't like them anyway. )

Originally Posted by tea lady

(Not curvy ones though. I don't like them anyway. )

I just love them curvy ones.

cheers

Tim

Originally Posted by Tim the Timber Turner

I just love them curvy ones.

cheers

Tim

Must be one of those "bloke" things

Originally Posted by Evanism

Found some at Vermek and Woodfast. By Jove are they costly though.....

Make what you can or call in a few favours off your mates. That way you will get what you want at a fraction of the cost.

Originally Posted by hughie

Make what you can or call in a few favours off your mates. That way you will get what you want at a fraction of the cost.

Evanism, I will try to get the girls to post some pictures on the weekend of some I have made borrowing 's patent, and I think they are superior to any of the "Factory" ones.
rgds,
Crocy

P.S. If anyone tells you you only need a Tablet, not a PC, drown them, cause its only good for surfin the net, nothing else.

I'm a lucky forumite, I have coming over tonight!

I think he's going to sort out my #### technique, fix my chisels and con me into buying a decent grinder.

What time are you guys meeting up tonight?

Originally Posted by Evanism

I'm a lucky forumite, I have coming over tonight!

I think he's going to sort out my #### technique, fix my chisels and con me into buying a decent grinder.

Well you certainly wont regret that. I was a real croc with the skew till he spent an hour with me at the Prossie Turnout convinced me to buy a new flat one and now its my best friend.
Crocy.

Originally Posted by Evanism

BTW, I'm also after some largish faceplates so I can make some sanding disks.

Have you thought about face plate rings and bits of ply/ mdf and make them up that way. Might work out chealer than face plates? Just a thought.
Cheers Ben

Beedeejay, yes, it's attached to a 23cm piece of 19mm ply I turned and sanded dead flat. This is naturally dead easy on the lathe. himself commented on the disk being super flat

I bought two 30cm Velcro backing disks and a small pile of 80 and 120 disks to attach to that. If I get time this morning I'll make up a fresh ply disk and mount that. I'll grab another 150mm backing plate at Jim Carrols stand today. They looked nice and were inexpensive. Saves swapping

-- I WAS talked into another buy.... did come over. A one hour sesh turned into a 4 hour tutorial/gabfest/shoptalk that was so densely packed with learning I felt an aneurism forming.

He's coming again TONIGHT. Man o man do I feel privileged. Hopefully a few mates from the forum are joining me.

did talk me into buying a CBN wheel. And a jig....but I'm a bit skint, so Carrolls Wood Supply gets only the one purchase of the CBN today. I'll need to save to get the jig.