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Long toolrest
Stubert
>Does anyone know of an after market company offering a 12" tool rest that will fit a Jet VS Mini-Lathe? It requires a 5/8" shaft. I spoke with Jet their not aware of anyone. I found one at Penn St but, it's a piece of angle iron bolted onto the shaft. Anyone else I should be looking at?
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Gary Bills in NC
>I'd just have one made out of cold rolled steel.
Check with a local fabricator shop or a friend with a welder.
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Wally Dickerman at Green Valley, Az.
>I suggest that an 8 inch rest would be a better choice. Cutting near the end of a 12 inch toolrest with only a 5/8 inch shaft wouldn't give you very good support.
Wally
I stock it but it is blue
TDaniel
>I stock a 12" toolrest for the Vicmarc VL100 mini lathe. I would have to check the shaft size. It will be mm instead of inches. Can you measure your in inches?
TD
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John Lucas
>try www.bestwoodtools.com They carry them in all lengths. For the mini lathe I like the offset rest. John
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Bob Edwards
>I think Wally is right, you may be pushing it, but a good modular system with a minimal amount of vibration is available from Best Wood Tools
http://www.bestwoodtools.com/ They are great people and have a great product.
Have a Happy
Bob Edwards San Antonio
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Sean Troy
>Check out www.woodturningtools.net john will help you out. He has made me different rests for my lathe. Good luck, Sean
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Doug Bartos
>You can get a 12" toolrest from Fisch Tools for about $20.00. The website is below. I have their Mini Lathe and the 12 inch toolrest and it should fit the Jet Mini.
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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>I have two 12" rests for my Jet Mini - both I bought at Packard Woodworking, but they are made by BestWoodTools. I have the 12" that has the post offset so that 3" is on one side, and 9" is on the other this one is 3/4" in diameter (my post is 5/8"), and I also have one where the post is centered, and it is 1" in diameter - it is very, very stable.
Mark
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Stubert
>Thanks to all, and especially Mark. Found what I was looking for at bestwoodtools.com, and couple more good sources!
Stu
Re: Long toolrest - stable ?
Fred L. - North Carolina
>Mark:
Thanks for your post. I need a longer tool rest for my Jet Mini. I think the offset 12" would be useful to me. My concern is that the tool will put too much leverage at the 9" end, and a catch could break something... I don't want to end up with a banjo on my knee ..
Have you used it much? what is your experience ?
Thanks and best regards,
FredL
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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>Fred,
"Hi, my name is Mark, and I am a tool rest junkie"
I don't know how it happened, I guess that it all began when I broke my OEM Jet tool rest. I bought a 6" tool rest from Woodcraft. Then I decided that I needed the curved tool rest from Woodcraft. Then I ran into the Best Wood Tool people - they seemed to know my addition, and how to feed it. Before I knew it I had a large box rest, the 3x9 rest, the heavy duty 12" rest, the large modular bowl rest, and a 3" straight rest. I don't know how it happened, but it did.
Honestly, I have not noticed one bit of vibration or instability with the 1" dia, 12" rest - even at the end. But then again, I do not use this rest for roughing out. I tend to use the 6" rest for that. I use the 12" rest when I am working the outside of the bowl - refining the curves.
I have noticed that that I get lots of vibration on the end of the large modular bowl rest. Discussions with the Best Wood Tools folks have convinced me that the problem there is the 5/8" dia post, and not the 3/4" rest.
In a huge part, I got both of the 12" rests for spindle work.
Mark
Re: Long toolrest - choice ?
Fred L. - North Carolina
>Mark, please rest assured that I will not call you a junkie.
Having more than one accessory of the same type can definitely cause problems. Which chuck ot use? Which tool rest? Which roughing gouge ? Which finish?
At one time my woodworking equiment consisted of one saw, one hammer, one screwdriver, egg beater drill, and sandpaper. Life was so much simpler then !
Thanks for your comments. I think I will get the 12" offset tool rest FOR NOW . . .
Best regards,
FredL
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John Lucas
>Mark
I have that same problem of vibration using a 1" post. I think the problem is that I have maybe 14 inches of tool rest hanging out of the adjustable headpiece. I just took lighter cuts.
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Mark Kauder, Phenix City, AL
>I had some idea that it might me so, but had now way to refute it. However, for me, is was quite a bit of vibration, so I suspect that in my case it is a combination of both.
Next time I talk to them, I am going to suggest that they make that particular rest 1" in diameter.
I am pretty sure that they are going to be at Southern States.
Maybe even the Woodworking Show in ATL at the end of the month.
Mark
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Phil Joines Krum, Texas
>In Ernie Conover's spindle tape he shows a LONG tool rest where one end is supported from a post in the banjo and the other is from a bolt screwed to the tailstock with the end bent up at 90 degrees. The bent end fits in a verticle hole in the rest. The head is cut off. The rest itself is made of wood.