On 01/12/2016 4:10 PM, Ed Huntress wrote:
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However, if the bed is too short to use the tailstock, it raises the
question of how long this thing is and how much of it you want to turn
down. A long, thin aluminum tube is going to present a deflection
problem, in which case you may have to rig a follow rest in addition
to the steady rest. You can look that one up, too.

Just heard this afternoon a lathe operator was killed when the bar was
turning bent and hit him in the head...spinning things unsupported can
do nasties.

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