Thread: Robert Sorby Tool Rest System

Originally Posted by DJ's Timber

Don't worry about the offset, I'll be able to work it out for you. It's the angle of how much the flat leans over.

Thanks very much for that! I would much rather get a locally made product

I measured the shaft and it is an inch and a half long, while the rest is 3 inches long.

Here's a low-quality picture of the tool rest which gives a bit of an idea of the angle.

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Please PM me with payment details.

Regards,

Craig

The pic tells all the info apart from 2 things, height to top of rest from bottom of post and offset from centre of post to outer edge of rest. Have edited your pic to show measurments I would like.

Thanks for clarifying that. I'll grab those as soon as I get home from work tonight.

Craig

Sorry about the wait!

The height is 2 1/2 inches and the offset is 1 inch.

Again, thanks very much for the help!

Craig

No worries, spent the whole day on the road in the truck, same again for tomorrow but early finish so should have it done tomorrow arvo and posted Friday for you

Please PM me with payment details. I'll send a postal address shortly.

Craig

Originally Posted by Morbius

Please PM me with payment details. I'll send a postal address shortly.

Craig

Replied to your PM

It took a while, but it is finally done

Will be in the mail Monday

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Please let me know how much I owe you. That is just brilliant!

Thanks so much!

Craig

DJ,

Thanks so much! I've already taken it out to the shed to check it out and it is a beauty!

I have a little time up my sleeve tomorrow to finish of the extension, so will get to try it out!

It looks rock solid and fits perfectly. The angle is spot on for my tools being able to reach the centre easily and the post is long enough to adjust as much as needed, without being too long and getting in the way. Just brilliant!

Picture of DJ's tool rest from the front in my lathe. Carba-tec_HM-1a_with_DJs_Tool_Rest_01.jpg

Picture of DJ's tool rest from the side in my lathe. Carba-tec_HM-1a_with_DJs_Tool_Rest_02.jpg

A couple of action pictures should be available once I get that bed finished

Regards,

Craig

Just a couple of comments.

With regard to the square cut end on the toolrest.
You will not be able to use it inside smaller diameter turnings like bowls, the bottom corner will foul and you will not be able to get the tool rest close to the work.
More versitile if you taper the underside of each end.

Your lathe stand looks very nice.
However if you intend to leave the lathe in the position shown in the photos a couple of things will happen.
1: You will need to bend over to use the lathe.
I hope your back is stronger than mine.

The hight of the stand is one of the most important, if not the critical thing to get right.
Hand on shoulder and measure the point of the elbow from the ground.
This is the hight the spndle should be

2: When turning you will not be able to drop the handle of the tools down because they will foul on the stand.
This means that on some cuts you will not be able to present the cutting edge at it's optium angle.

Could I suggest you move the lathe forward so that it is flush with the front of the stand?
This will eliminate both problems.

Cheers

Tim

Tim,

Thanks for the tips. I am not sure that I want to get into bowl turning with this lathe, it seems a little small. If I do get into that, I'll have a yarn to DJ about the wisdom of trimming the tool rest down (or not).

I am not sure that I want to move the lathe forward. I need that space for the duplication jig I want to mount there.

From what you say, I've obviously made a rooky mistake with working the height out. How did you determine that my lathe wasn't high enough?

Thanks,

Craig