"BigDaddy" wrote in message
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Thanks for the reply Dave.
A question
Does it matter if the top of the rest is flat, or can it be made from the
same rod, welded into a "T"?

Don
Ft. Worth, TX
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You can use the same stock as the post, but on most machines, the post is
near 1 in. Diameter, and that means your fulcrum cannot be placed very close
to the work piece (at least 1/2 in from it). That isn't ideal. A piece of
angle iron with the vertical portion nearest to the lathe will allow you to
move up almost into contact with the work piece. The down side of this
configuration is the possibility of running your tool past the end of the
rest and having your finger slammmed down by the tool against the horizontal
part of the angle iron. The cure for this is either filling the interior of
the "L" with wood, epoxy, etc., or covering the open portion with sheet
metal, etc.
Make a careful measurement of your post. Many lathes use 1 inch posts, but
their Asian counterparts use 25 mm posts. That's only 0.4mm difference, but
it can be a problem. Good luck.

Ken Moon
Webbervile, TX.