Steady rest & outriggers

I reversed the steady rest to use outriggers. Works great with no vibration or wabble. I don't why it does either. GT

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georgetroy

Registered: September 2005
Location: Galva, KS
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Date: Thu March 30, 2006
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Keywords: steady rest outriggers

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George, can you move the outrigger? Do you have different outriggers for different hollowing depths?

The one I'm making is basically the same but I haven't figured out how to make the outrigger movable. I tried set screws but the tool spun in the outrigger bracket. Seeing yours gave me another idea. Thanks, Bud

Are we mature gentlemen inventive, or what?

#1 Thu March 30, 2006 11:31pm

georgetroy

I'm showing the outrigger hollowing tools I use on the semi hollow form. I can move the outriggers on the John Lea tool on top of the lathe and the John Jordan tool laying aroung the tool banjo. The tool inside the hollow is by Al Basham and is fixed. The round outriggers made by BCT tools and are from Packard. Out riggers help resist the torque and reduce catches of course your tool rest needs to be long enough for them. I also have a 16" tool rest not shown. For deeper hollow turning I have the Kelton setup but will still use outriggers where ever possible. GT

#2 Thu March 30, 2006 11:39pm

Larry Charlot

question the steady rest is on the right side, but your putting presure on the left side, is the correct? I would picture it on the left side, then again I have not made one for myself yet.

Larry

#3 Fri March 31, 2006 12:14am

georgetroy

I would normally have the steady rest on the left side. I guess it works almost the same by not letting it whip or vibrate. Maybe one force counter acts the other. GT

#4 Fri March 31, 2006 1:08am