New (to me) steady rest design

[duncanh]

An interesting post on Andy Coates' blog shows an alternative steady rest which looks to be much less cumbersome (easy to build, install and store) than the usual style with a large ring and several skate wheels. Could be worth a look.

 

[chipmunk]

Hi Duncan,
Here's another steady rest a bit different from the norm. It's a bit more expensive to build but I have one of these...
http://www.davidreedsmith.com/Articles/MagSteady/magsteady.htm

Not as heavy duty as Andy's but pretty handy.
Jon