Small Steady Rest that will fit JET 1221

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Does anyone know of an affordable Steady Rest that will fit my JET 1221 to help stabilize finishing of the end of a closed end pen? I've looked at the Little Machine Shop steady rests, but the JET is not in their list of compatible lathes. I've even thought about buying this one and seeing if Rick Herrell can make an adapter for me to fit on my lathe. Thanks - Dave
 
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I too am working on a closed end pen, and struggle to finish the closed end since there is some wobble along the length of the barrel. I will follow this chat.

It is interesting that they (Little Machine Shop) confirm compatibility with Harbor Freight, Wen, Grizzly, but no major brands (Nova, Jet, Laguna, Rikon, etc). It would probably work, but it would be helpful if they stated the dimensions (most likely the gap width between ways) needed for compatibility.

I just took another look, and it looks like most of the compatible lathes are metal lathes.
 
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KMCloonan said:
I too am working on a closed end pen, and struggle to finish the closed end since there is some wobble along the length of the barrel. I will follow this chat.

It is interesting that they (Little Machine Shop) confirm compatibility with Harbor Freight, Wen, Grizzly, but no major brands (Nova, Jet, Laguna, Rikon, etc). It would probably work, but it would be helpful if they stated the dimensions (most likely the gap width between ways) needed for compatibility.
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I've thought about building something kind of like the one that Gord Rock made in his YouTube video String Steady Rest #2, but I think something like the roller bearing model on little machine shop would work better. - Dave
 
jttheclockman said:
https://www.pennstateind.com/store/LSR3.html
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Hi John, Thanks for the link. I bought one of those to try out, but for what I'm trying to do it is just too big and hard to set up. For the more delicate work I'm trying to do I think something with small roller bearings might be much better than the big inline skate wheels that are on the PSI model.
Regards,
Dave
 
egnald said:
Hi John, Thanks for the link. I bought one of those to try out, but for what I'm trying to do it is just too big and hard to set up. For the more delicate work I'm trying to do I think something with small roller bearings might be much better than the big inline skate wheels that are on the PSI model.
Regards,
Dave
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Change the wheels.
 
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Amazon sell tons of bearings. Pick some and replace wheels. Think outside the box.
 
Bookmarking this as it goes toward the Artemis body I'm working on/fighting today.

As a lateral (and if this is just for the Artemis/Apollo) do you think that Herrel's custom threaded mandrels might be stable enough?
 
Hello Everyone. I use @rherrell 's custom threaded mandrels and do 90% of my shaping of both cap and barrel with a live center in the tail stock to stabilize the closed end. The last thing I do is part of that final 1-2mm connection on the tail stock end. Then I clean up the end with carbide tools and sand the end. Yes, if you put too much pressure on it, you will get wobble and chatter, but by the time I part it off, I have already completed the shaping. Hope this makes sense.
 
egnald said:
Does anyone know of an affordable Steady Rest that will fit my JET 1221 to help stabilize finishing of the end of a closed end pen? I've looked at the Little Machine Shop steady rests, but the JET is not in their list of compatible lathes. I've even thought about buying this one and seeing if Rick Herrell can make an adapter for me to fit on my lathe. Thanks - Dave
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LMS is a great bunch of people. I'm sure if you send in the specs for the Jet bed ways they would tell you if it is compatible....
 
egnald said:
Does anyone know of an affordable Steady Rest that will fit my JET 1221 to help stabilize finishing of the end of a closed end pen? I've looked at the Little Machine Shop steady rests, but the JET is not in their list of compatible lathes. I've even thought about buying this one and seeing if Rick Herrell can make an adapter for me to fit on my lathe. Thanks - Dave
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I just tried one from my metal lathe on my JET, and it kind of fits on my Jet lathe. They have a banjo base that can be tightened to the ways. It doesn't fit flush on the ways, but you can clamp down the steady rest. The opening in my ways is 1.25 inches. It does not sit aligned with the spindle height, so the steady rest would need to be heightened with a block below to be usable with the Jet.

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I own several Jets (2 1221s adn a 1015). I use all several of Rick's rests in all different lengths. Not the only ones out there, but I like them.
 
Darios said:
Bookmarking this as it goes toward the Artemis body I'm working on/fighting today.

As a lateral (and if this is just for the Artemis/Apollo) do you think that Herrel's custom threaded mandrels might be stable enough?
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I own about 6 of his mandrels. They are all excellent (rigid, close tolereances, sturdy, will be around long after I am dead). The mandrels that screw onto the headstock are not designed to provided stabiliity to the ts end. I don't know of when that is. Rick's are the best that I have seen/used, but I don't expect any madrel to support the material more than 3 inches away. The rubber chucky ys attachment work well, but not perfectly. I use those. I need to see what Rick can make use. I think a rotating mandrel saver with a point will work.
 
hooked said:
I just tried one from my metal lathe on my JET, and it kind of fits on my Jet lathe. They have a banjo base that can be tightened to the ways. It doesn't fit flush on the ways, but you can clamp down the steady rest. The opening in my ways is 1.25 inches. It does not sit aligned with the spindle height, so the steady rest would need to be heightened with a block below to be usable with the Jet.

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This looks very encouraging. I am going to buy one of these from Little Machine Shop and then design and test a wooden adapter plate to fit my JET ways and to raise the Steady Rest to the right height. Then I will ask Rick Herrell to see if he can use my model to design and build something functionality similar out of steel for me.

Dave
 
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