On Jun 28, 2023, at 11:51, tk_1971 via groups.io <tk_1971@...> wrote:

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Like others before me, I found it difficult to find a steady rest for my Heavy 10.

I found this nicely made one for a 9” SB that has a 5” bore size.

With 5” to work with and being made out of whatever steel that’s NOT cast iron, I figure can be converted to work on my 10L.

No elaborate planning here… just measure, cut, weld, and mill as needed.

Without any fiddling ( just dropping the 3 telescopic pieces down), I can get +/- 0.001” with a 2ft long bar stock that I plan on making into a drawbar for one of my mills.

Here are the pics.

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Like others before me, I found it difficult to find a steady rest for my Heavy 10.

I found this nicely made one for a 9” SB that has a 5” bore size.

With 5” to work with and being made out of whatever steel that’s NOT cast iron, I figure can be converted to work on my 10L.

No elaborate planning here… just measure, cut, weld, and mill as needed.

Without any fiddling ( just dropping the 3 telescopic pieces down), I can get +/- 0.001” with a 2ft long bar stock that I plan on making into a drawbar for one of my mills.

Here are the pics.