3-D printed , the unimat is a smaller lathe , should work if its a tight fit an low pressure . Good thinking . Let me know how it goes . Did you print the part on its side so the grain structure is long ways or bottom up on end ?
Nice video. I want to do add bearings to my steady rest. Are the bearings anything special or do you just order sealed bearings of about the right size?
To do the build I just ordered Cheap roller Bearings. however being that bearings standardizes I can always upgrade to a better quality bearing any time I want. I probably will now that we've had this conversation, because I totally forgot that they were cheap :) bearings. Thank you . The bearings I'm using are 608 - 2RS - C3 from from PGN bearing and it was a 10 pack off ebay i think. They where reasonably priced and bought them cheap because i wasnt sure if they would be the right size. Hope this helps
@@Wrighmachining It does thankyou. I got a brand new Precision mathews lathe and knee mill showing up in the next couple of weeks so I'm lining up my projects..:). Believe it or not I'm cheap too!
Totally just ( if it's Convenient) Grab it with your cell phone and just upload it to youtube from your phone and throw the link up here. If you don't want it to interfere with your Other videos mark it as unlisted. Thanks, Frank
Great job there well done. If I used my steady rest more I would add bearings as well.
Each version has its place . It works awesome for mildly abrasive fast spinning parts. Thank.you
I 3d printed a very small version with bearings for my Unimat SL. I have yet to put it to the test.
3-D printed , the unimat is a smaller lathe , should work if its a tight fit an low pressure . Good thinking . Let me know how it goes . Did you print the part on its side so the grain structure is long ways or bottom up on end ?
A lot of people like myself prefer the bronze tips. A few advantages.
Yes your right. I think both have there place. That's why I kept the old ones to repair :)
Very nice work mister
Thanks rusty
Nice video. I want to do add bearings to my steady rest. Are the bearings anything special or do you just order sealed bearings of about the right size?
To do the build I just ordered Cheap roller Bearings. however being that bearings standardizes I can always upgrade to a better quality bearing any time I want. I probably will now that we've had this conversation, because I totally forgot that they were cheap :) bearings. Thank you . The bearings I'm using are 608 - 2RS - C3 from from PGN bearing and it was a 10 pack off ebay i think. They where reasonably priced and bought them cheap because i wasnt sure if they would be the right size.
Hope this helps
@@Wrighmachining It does thankyou. I got a brand new Precision mathews lathe and knee mill showing up in the next couple of weeks so I'm lining up my projects..:). Believe it or not I'm cheap too!
Pretty exciting stuff . Do you have a youtube channel ? ... can you post a link of the machine delivery for us :)
@@Wrighmachining Well I do but I only have aerobatic videos on it ATM. I'm assuming I can video with my cell phone?
Totally just ( if it's Convenient) Grab it with your cell phone and just upload it to youtube from your phone and throw the link up here. If you don't want it to interfere with your Other videos mark it as unlisted.
Thanks, Frank
Looks good 👍
Thanks roscoe ! Hey whens your next video .
@@Wrighmachining video coming soon, just got some honeydews to take care of first.
Nice mod!
Thanks Nick
Thumbs up and subscribed.
Thanks, Chris glad you liked it, I just have to figure out how to freshen up the old brass ones now :)
Nice '👍👍👍
Thanks trapper
Metosa is a Spanish company - hence the metric size (20mm) for the fingers. Nice job btw.
That makes sense , thanks mid engineering