Nate,
Sorry, not a steady rest. A steady rest supports between the tail stock and the spindle. What you have there is an outboard tail stock... but nice vid.
Heres a steadyrest I made for my lathe. It's made from 1" SS.
Hope you enjoy the video. I have other interesting videos as well.
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvZJajQGcg8"]YouTube - Hardinge CHNC Lathe steady steadyrest shop made cnc first cut.[/nomedia]
Nate.
Ann Arbor Meechigan
Nate,
Sorry, not a steady rest. A steady rest supports between the tail stock and the spindle. What you have there is an outboard tail stock... but nice vid.
tomato, tomaato... lol, your right though.
its an over and behind, adjustable, tailstock type steadying device.
Nate.
Ann Arbor Meechigan