I'm a maker-
2/3 custom components ready
09/03/2020 at 08:16 • 0 commentsIt has been a while since I started this project. This is my first project log entry for this project. Unfortunately, the progress was slow. But now, the project is close to be completed. There is just one custom piece missing which is not very complicated to produce.
At the current stage, I finished producing the steady rest itself as seen in the following images (video is coming soon).
![Steady rest on Emco Compact 8 bed]( "Steady rest on Emco Compact 8 bed")
The steady rest fits, but currently not perfectly due to some minor defects from the milling process. ![Steady rest on Emco Compact 8 bed (front view)]( "Steady rest on Emco Compact 8 bed (front view)")
As seen here, the axis of the lathe fits perfectly to the axis of the steady rest. Furthermore, I finished milling the three jaws and preassembled them to the steady rest.
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Soon a short video series will be available to show the production process.
DIY Lathe Steady Rest
Creating steady rests for old lathes for which there are no more suppliers is the main goal of this project, e.g. Emco Compact 8.
