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Butch(OH) 10-01-2012 17:59:41 107.8.46.197 Report to Moderator

If you can get the worn area on the bed of the lathe remove the tail stock chuck the shaft in the 3 jaw and use your steady rest to hold the shaft. No steady rest? then you must get creative with clamps, pieces of steel or aquare hardwood, shims and a "vee" block if you get my drift. NEVER use higher spindle speeds with a jury rigged steady rest! The fellow who taught me once had a very long shaft chucked in his lathe with the far end sitting on nothing but oak blocks clamped to the ways with couple2x4 screwed down a straddle of the shaft and another screwed down on top. He looked up and said always keep one hand on the clutch when doing this. [Reply]   [No Email]