Hi folks,
The title says it all: I'm looking for another banjo for my lathe. I mostly turn furniture spindles and would like to build a much longer tool rest to enable smoother, longer, cuts with the skew. Something like the pic below. Delta banjos occasionally come up on ebay, but I'm not sure they'll fit and they're also pretty pricey. Delta wants well over $100 just for the banjo body new.
I found some posts here on the issue, but still have two questions: the ways on my lathe are 1.25" apart. Is that a standard size? And: Harbor Freight made a 12" lathe, for which parts are somewhat cheaper. Can anyone who has one comment on whether it might fit my Delta?
long rest.jpeg