Making a steady rest......pt 2

Re: Making a steady rest......pt 2

Derek Cohen (in Perth, Australia)

Looking good, Roger. I need one of these. Can you say something about the wheels you plan to use?

Regards from Perth

Derek

Re: Making a steady rest......pt 2

roger lance

I pictured the wheels in pt 1......they are from Lee Valley......item number 12K7985......a 3 7/8" polyurethane wheel that appears to be good quality and ideal for a steady rest.

Re: Making a steady rest......pt 2

Don Stephan

For my large steady rest, after too much thinking and questioning I used 84 mm roller blade wheels made by 5THElement, model 82A. Sorry, can't remember the web page where I purchased them. I've been very pleased with how the wheels perform. I used 8 mm washers, hex head bolts, and washers to mount them.

Mock-up of where we're going......

roger lance

Re: Making a steady rest......pt 2

Dick Coers

Be aware that some in-line skate wheels have too soft of a compound for turning, and will let the vessel vibrate while cutting. Steve Sinner was the first to tell me about that. Not sure where he gets his wheels, but they are a pretty hard compound.

Re: Making a steady rest......pt 2

Barry Irby

I went to a store that resells used sporting goods and bought some roller blades cheap and took the wheels off them. Found that some are too soft and will leave a black stripe on the work. Some are hard enough to leave an imprint. Finally lost interest in the contraption I was building. It worked, but not well enough.

Re: Making a steady rest......pt 2

Stuart Johnson

Reused skate board wheels aren't the best choice. They are cheap but probably have dirt and crud ground into them. One way to stop the wheels from marking is to add a strip of masking tape around the wheel path.