Some folks make their rests, some buy. I would like to see options.
Bill
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Some folks make their rests, some buy. I would like to see options.
Bill
On the other hand, I still have five fingers.
Keith Clark industrial strength for sure. I use it all the time. Not a picture of mine but I have the exact same thing.
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Homemade, cost about $15. Works just fine.
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Proud owner of a Jeff Nicol Steady and a Monster Hollower.............
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Mine looks exactly like Mike's!
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I use two Oneway bowl steadies.
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Mine does too, except that it is Mayo.Originally Posted by David E Keller
Thank you,
Rich Aldrich
65 miles SE of Steve Schlumpf.
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Similar to a Jeff Nicol rest but homemade with help of outside weld shop, I pre-assembled with bolts then had the welder weld it parts in position. Total cost was probably ~$30.
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Edit: After completing mine I put together a tutorial for it and it is posted in the articles forum. Go to post #21 and open the PDF file.
Last edited by James Combs; 12-22-2011 at 8:28 PM.
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JD at J&J WoodSmithing
Owingsville, Kentucky
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Mine is homemade and works ok, but I may still ask Jeff Nicol to build me one of his these days.
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bowl steady.jpgHere's one I just recently finished building. 1.25" square tubing rolled into a circle for the ring. Very sturdy.
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+1 for the Jeff Nicole steady rest for my Mustard. He does nice work. No Monster though. YET.
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So does mine........except it is Grizzly Green.........just like my Monster rig!
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Mine is made by Advanced Lathe Tools. Available from The Sanding Glove. http://www.thesandingglove.com/image...nterSteady.jpg
In use.
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Home made - works good!!
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Funny, I don't remember being absent minded...
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Here's my offering. Loosely based on Dominic Greco's tutorial from WC and 25 or so other pics that I found here and elsewhere on the web. I made the clamps from some thick aluminum I had and the wheels came from Goodwill.
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