I build a steady rest that was inspired by a video from stephen ogle. i have a link below for the in depth step by step build that stephen did.. Wondering how to make a spindle steady rest? for a recent woodturning project we required a spindle steady rest. we couldn’t find anything locally that would fit our lathe and the ones we found for sale elsewhere were lathe specific or way above what we were willing to pay so we decided to build our own.. Build your own steady rest or buy a steady rest. ok ….what the heck is a steady rest?. a steady rest is a device that attaches to your lathe bed and helps to stablize a long piece for turning or a bowl or vase..
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