Adding Rollers Tips to Steady Rest

My steady rest came with brass tips and I always wished it had roller tip instead. Lathes with roller tipped steeady rest are out of my price range, so I made a set to increase the usefulness of my lathe. Sorry about the length of this video as it covers almost 3 days work but almost zero cost to build.

[@darrylmalecki4648]

Great video I just found your channel thanks to Tom at Hill Top this is definitely something I need to do to all my steady rest also and I’ll be checking out all your other videos too !!

[@acmemachining]

Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing. Hope you get lots of enjoyment for my channel. I sure enjoy sharing .

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Nice work.. you took a more than janky steady , and made it sweet ! I am going to work on mine soon .. 👍👍

[@acmemachining]

Thanks for watching & commenting. It was a fun project and will make my steady rest useful. Part 2 coming soon. Hope you subscribed.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

I subbed to you the first week you started your channel .. I sure enjoy , thanks !@@acmemachining

[@bcbloc02]

Pretty wild the way that steady was made.

[@acmemachining]

I used it very little because of how poorly it worked. Hopefully I can change that.

[@marcflaro2011]

Great job

[@acmemachining]

Thanks Glad you enjoyed it.

[@tced2858]

Nice work, been wanting to do same to my steady rest, mine are flat bar not round but the principle would be the same.

[@acmemachining]

You can do it! Thanks for watching & commenting. Hope you subscribed.

[@hilltopmachineworks2131]

Looking good there Todd. Too bad they made that steady rest on Friday afternoon. Though I imagine mine is just the same way on my import 13x40.

[@acmemachining]

Easy fix now. Part 2 coming soon. Have a good day Tom.

[@gerrymasterman5766]

Just curious- why not just let you roller tips self align by leaving the dog screws out completely?

[@acmemachining]

Good question, I had to think about that for a minute. The dog screws hold the tips from rotating while you turn the adjustment screw. They also are used for locking the tips in place so vibration doesn't cause them to become slack. Thanks for watching & commenting. Hope you subscribed.