Finished the lathe work on the steady rest knobs for the 13″ South Bend lathe.
Taking shape.
Making some T nuts for the rotary table today.
Making some T nuts for the rotary table
Making some T nuts for the rotary table.
Makin chips for no good reason
Making’ chips!
Making’ chips!
Another Craig’s List score.
Making Adjusting Knobs for a South Bend Steady Rest (Part 2)
Continuing the restoration of the steady rest I bought for my 13″ South Bend lathe. It had many missing parts, including the adjustment knobs.
In this second part of making the knobs, I make a threaded arbor to facilitate the machining of the external features. I got to use one of my newly acquired thread pitch micrometers as well. One thing is for sure, I need to get better at nailing dimensions. I managed to overshoot just about every dimension on this part.