The curved tool rest I have isn't working for all the bowl insides that I'm turning. What is your favorite tool rest for getting good support in the insides of bowls (obviously not speaking of really shallow ones). Thanks.
I use a strait rest for 80-90% of bowls.
It depends on the tool I'm using.The curved tool rest I have isn't working for all the bowl insides that I'm turning. What is your favorite tool rest for getting good support in the insides of bowls (obviously not speaking of really shallow ones). Thanks.
I'm also an amateur welder. I have a complete welding shop. So its easy to make whatever I need. My favorite inside tool rest is one I got ages ago for my first lathe, a Oneway rest. I moved the tool post more in, it was at the back, and I got the right size tool post for my Stubby. I have lots of others, but for the inside, I'm always reaching for the modified Oneway...
Sorry, just saw this reply. I will take a picture tomorrow for you to see. AlohaIf you can manage a photo of your modified Oneway tool rest, I'd be interested in seeing what you've come up with, Emiliano.....
I have both the Oneway and Robust curved interior tool rests, and when I want a curved inside rest, I find myself most often choosing the Oneway over the Robust. I do think the Robust rests are great with that hardened top surface......but, the difference in these two rests is the Robust top surface has a curve over the whole surface, while the Oneway, on the other hand, starts out more straight from the attachment point at the post, and then morphs into a curve further distant from the post......sort of like a less pronounced J rest. I find this difference to be very useful and handy for an interior rest.
ko
L to R.....Robust J Rest, Robust interior rest, Oneway interior rest:
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I'm expanding my shop, I will have double the space that I have now! I have been busy for a few day, but I finally took the picture of the Oneway rest. Remember I said, Amateur welder..... View attachment 22469View attachment 22470
The Oneway rest is stainless steel. I don't know any tricks to welding, but stainless is different from standard steel.
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Yes, tool rest feels better than the original one. Not sure why Oneway decided to have it at the very end, with hardly any bracing... The manager of one of the best welding shops here is a good friend of mine. He also teaches at the local college, welding as part of a mechanics course. So, I have traded some pheasant hunting for welding lessons... He also made me wait for their yearly clearance sale, got the best midsize welder at a good discount, I think its a Tig welder. or Mig, i forgot, lol, but It has Argon gas... Comes in handy, I'm welding a box with heavy steel around the legs of my Stubby, I'm tired of looking at the ugly sandbags...Amateur welder, or not.......that's a great job, Emiliano!
I'll bet you see a difference in stability when you do heavy roughing cuts. Don't know why I never thought of doing that (or Oneway, for that matter!), but I'd do that to mine, if I could. I can do some brazing, and minor welding on thin steels, but don't think my acetylene outfit is capable of doing anything as thick steel as the Oneway rest. (When I was working, I had a wire feed welder I could use, but I don't have access to that anymore.....)
I love it when I see other turners use a little ingenuity in their shop......!
ko