"Bruce Barnett" wrote in message
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I thought his question is what to do when you have a long spindle and
have to use the spindle rest in several places. I've done this, and
moving the rest is awkward. I have to
1) loosen the clamp of the steady rest from the wood
2) remove or loosen the bolts
3) move the tool rest
4) rebolt the steady rest
5) adjust the clamps on the wood.

After doing this three times for one long object and I too wold like
to know a better way. But I was doing long rods, and not chair legs,
so one ssteady rest wasn't working.


Use the bodgers' rest. you can make up three or four, pre-position, and
install the wedge once the area is round. Can't be whipping that spindle at
2500 rpm, though.