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Steady Rest
The steady rest supports long shafts and can be
mounted anywhere along the length of the bed.
To install and use the steady rest :
1. Disconnect Lathe from POWER !
2. Thoroughly clean the machined base of the
steady rest, then place it on the lathe bedways so
the triangular notch
fi
ts over the bedway prism.
3. Position the steady rest where required to
properly support the workpiece, then tighten the
hex nut shown in Figure 38 to secure it in place.
Figure 38. Steady rest components.
Finger Adjustment Knob
Wing Bolt
Finger Roller
Hex. Nut
Lock Knob
Figure 39. Workpiece mounted in
the steady rest.
Figure 40. Follow rest attachment.
CAP Screws
4. Loosen the lock knob and open the steady rest so
the workpiece can rest on the bottom two
fi
nger
rollers, as shown in Figure 39.
Follow Rest
The follow rest mounts to the saddle with two cap
screws (Figure 40). It is used on long, slender parts
to prevent workpiece
fl
exing from the pressure of the
cutting tool during operation.
Adjust the sliding
fi
nger rollers on the follow rest in the
same manner as those on the steady rest.
Compound Slide
The compound slide handwheel has an indirect-read
graduated scale. This means that the distance shown
on the scale represents the actual distance the tool
moves, which of course, will remove twice as much
material from the diameter of the workpiece. The
base of the compound slide has another graduated
scale used for setting the tool to a speci
fi
c angle.
To set the compound slide at a certain angle :
1. Loosen the two hex nuts at the base of the
compound slide (1 of 2 shown in Figure 41).
Figure 41. Compound slide set at an angle.
Lock Knob
Compound slide
5. Close the steady rest so that the workpiece is
inside the
fi
nger rollers, then tighten the lock
knob.
6. Loosen the three wing bolts so the
fi
nger roller
positions can be adjusted.
7. Use the
fi
nger adjustment knobs to just touch
the
fi
nger rollers against the workpiece without
causing workpiece de
fl
ection.
8. Tighten the three wing bolts.
2. Rotate the compound to the desired angle, as
indicated by the scale at the base, then retighten
the two hex nuts.
