Best Follower Rest finger material

[matthewsx]

I have some bronze bar stock if you want to try making them from steel with bronze tips, it measures 1/2" x 2"

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[Bi11Hudson]

There was a recent Joe Pie video, that I think came through here, on this very subject. He was using nonmetallic tips that were milled in place for each job. I was quite taken by it, as I do small work. I don't happen to have a link, but it is well worth the effort to look it up.

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[Ulma Doctor]

Delrin, bronze, phenolic , cast iron, all would be suitable materials to construct tips from, all depend on what materials you are turning as to which material to make a bearing surface for

 

[ChazzC]

There was a recent Joe Pie video, that I think came through here, on this very subject. He was using nonmetallic tips that were milled in place for each job. I was quite taken by it, as I do small work. I don't happen to have a link, but it is well worth the effort to look it up.

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You mean this one? Joe Pie Follow Rest

I’ll dig out the thread later this morning.

Previous thread on Joe Pie's Follower Rest: H-M Thread - "Joe Pie Follow Rest"

 

[whitmore]

Has anyone tried bronze journal bearings, on steel axles? It'd take a LOT of work time to wear a
good journal bearing, and they take loads and knocks better than equal moneysworth of
ball bearings.