tool rest

In my various research, I found that getting a smoother tool rest could ease my turning. I have a Shop Fox W1704. The Tool Rest post is 12mm. There's nothing that I've found for sale that meets that measurement. Any advice on where I could purchase a new rest or two with that post size?

Big shout out to @rherrell for the fantastic work on my new Tool Rest. The fit and finish are unparalleled and very high-quality steel. Having the collar to help set the tool rest at the same height is awesome. Thank you Rick for the great work!!! Also had Rick cut some Turning Between...

I got a new Rikon VSR lathe for Christmas and it came with a 6" tool rest. I bought a 3" tool rest for pen making. I also plan to do spindle turning and bowl turning. Other than having the 3" & 6" tool rests, do I need other sizes? Maybe a curved rest for bowl turning?

SOLD - The old Powermatic P90 is ready for use and my new shop simply does not have the room for 2 lathes or I would be keeping this one. The chucks will not work on the 1959 lathe I am keeping. The Central Machinery lathe is 3-1/2 years old and I included a link to it. One chuck is 3 years old...

I was looking at another thread on tool rests. One thing mentioned was rounding off the edges of the turning tool. I just finished two pen blanks and ran into this with the Nova tool rest. I did take my generic tool and polish the top of the rest- round stock, but still get the catch when...