On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:59:41 -0500, Jess
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On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 21:38:51 GMT, Gunner Asch
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On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 15:21:01 -0500, Jess
wrote:

On Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:03:03 GMT, Gunner Asch
wrote:

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:27:59 -0500, Jess
wrote:

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:29:51 -0700, Grant Erwin
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Jess wrote:

I've got this neat old steady rest, snip
need help with identifying its 'parent' machine
http://www.indiancreekprecision.com/steadyrest.html
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Oddly enough..I have one nearly identical that came with my 15"
Clausing Cholchester

Shrug

Gunner
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Gunner,

Thanks for the help.
I don't guess Clausing ever made a 16, did they?


Jess


No..they made a 15 and a 17 though. How did you determine it was from
a 16" lathe ? Measure to the center of the steady, from the flat way?

Gunner
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Hmmm, Thanks for the help, Gunner. You've got me thinking now.
I had measured the vertical difference between the flat way and the
center level, not the diagonal distance from the rest's center point.

Ok, if we're talking in terms of swing over the flat from center, its
about 8&1/2 (just looking real quick). The swing over the vee way
is just 'bout 8&1/2" as well, do you think this thing might be right
for the 17" Colchester?

I wonder where I could find some bed / center dimensions for the 17"
Colchester? Could probably rule it in or out pretty fast that way.

That 31-18 stamping on the top of the lower half mating surface has
always worried me. Keep thinking this might fit some machine known as
an 18" swing.

Thanks again for all the help. This is one of those things that just
kind of bugs me (not knowing what machine it fits).

I guess its just because I've had to outfit so many bare machines, I
bet there is a fellow metal turner somewhere out there that needs this
steady. Once, when business needs dictated it, and I had no time to
look around for a used steady (nor the time to make one) , I paid
$750. for one that isn't half as good as this orphaned one, in terms
of design or worksmanship.

Jess


Leigh at MarMachine has a Colchester 17", along with a LaBlond.



Perhaps he would measure the features of both, and you could rule out
(or not) both

I know exactly what you are going through...Ive a couple generic
steady rests collecting dust on the shelves myself. I was able to ID
the Logans, South Bends and Atlas ones and find homes for them.

One of remainder is going to become a steady for the Hardinge HLV-H
sometime this winter.

Gunner