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1/18/05, 2:53 PM #1

Mike Schwing from Md.
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Superb new tool rest *LINK*

Mike Schwing from Md.

>Below is a pic of a new tool rest I received last week. It is an upgrade/replacement for a 3/4" diameter one I have from BestWoodTools that has developed a weird vibration in it after a year or so of constant use. I figure I finally sanded/filed it down to just the point where it has acquired somes strange harmonic.

I wanted a beefier rest, and totally coincidentally, Bill Grumbine pointed me to this guy at http://www.monster-wood-tool.com/ .

He made me the rest below. It is a 1" diameter round steel rest, 11" long and jointed at 4" and 7" lengths. It has a 1" diameter post for my lathe's banjo.

The rest is more than rock solid. It is absolutely fantastic, and appears to be made of a steel that is a little harder than the other one I have, it deforms nearly not at all, but is still a bit softer than the tools are (a good thing).

I don't recall the price, but it was definitley not prohibitive. The additional machined support is an added mark of quality. I will buy from this man again.

Website linked below.

Monster Wood Tool

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1/18/05, 3:13 PM #2

Fred in NC
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Fred in NC

>Thanks for posting the pic, Mike. I have looked at the Monster Tool site before. Your tool rest looks a bit different from the pics at the site. Your tool rest seems to have a reinforcement at the joint, that black piece. Looks very sturdy!

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1/18/05, 5:01 PM #3

Bruce in N.B. Canada
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Bruce in N.B. Canada

>Looks like a nice sturdy tool rest. How does one get to view his catalog?

Bruce in N.B. Canada

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1/18/05, 5:08 PM #4

Tom Sweeney - Coatesville, PA
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Tom Sweeney - Coatesville, PA

>Seems to have some web site design issues. If you scroll down to the bottom of the web page & then horizontal scroll - you will see text links at the bottom.

Here's a link to the tools page which has a navigation bar at the top:

TOOL PAGE

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1/18/05, 5:21 PM #5

Mark Mandell
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Mark Mandell - Gone Round In Jersey

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1/19/05, 12:25 AM #6

Randy Privett
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Randy Privett

>Thanks Mike, I'm glad you like it. I've tried to make the bigger rests more sturdy.

Randy

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2/16/05, 6:20 PM #7

Anthony
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Anthony

>Nice looking.I too didn't care for the rest on my powermatic 3520.I bought a 1"x15" round steel post from Packard.I also had one from the Cutting Edge.A 9" plus a curved bowl rest.They are great.

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2/17/05, 12:29 AM #8

Chris Wright
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Chris Wright

>I haven't tried the tool rests, but Randy makes a good hollowing bar. I wanted something custom about a year ago and found him on ebay, sent him info on what I wanted (I wanted to be able to link 2 of the 20" bars together) and he set me up. The 3/8" scraper cutter is great, much nicer when hogging out lots of material and it shear scrapes pretty well.

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