On Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:12:01 GMT, Owen Lowe wrote:

I do note that you'd rather buy one, however, I offer a couple pics of
the homemade steadies I used on my Delta Midi:

http://users.easystreet.com/onlnlowe/misc/SteadyRest.JPG
http://users.easystreet.com/onlnlowe/misc/SteadyRest2.JPG

The "bearings" are UHMW plastic (ultra-high molecular weight) - this
material is very slippery. I drilled a couple holes of varying diameters
in a few lengths and then cut the hole in half to fit over the wood
spindle to make a pair. You can see the "B" in the second pic to use the
drilled pairs as a set. They're held to the steady and against the wood
by deStacco clamps. I've had very good success with this setup - just
keep the speed under 2500 or so for 1/4" spindles to make sure the
plastic doesn't get too hot and begin smoking.

Very clever, Owen!

Of course, if I could afford jig clamps like yours, I could buy a steady rest..
*g*

I was going to build one like this:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...330,49238&ap=1

but your system looks like a better way to go...
Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm