I bought a lightly used Bolton qc9325A metal lathe it is 10 x 18 it came with a 3 jaw a 4 jaw steady rest and some cutters. I contacted Bolton with the idea of getting the follow rest for it. And was told they had no follow rests left and the unit was not supported by parts any longer. My idea is to find something close and make one work. I have not much metal lathe experience ( wood lathe mostly) but is there some ideas out there as what I should look for and what not to do in retro fitting. I am looking at a rest for 9 inch lathe Palmgren # 9684506 and starting there. What I see so far is that my lathe bolts the rest with vertical bolt holes that go in the top of the apron ,Most go horizontally bolted. Any thoughts?