My steady rest spider turned into a bigger project because the roller shafts do not retract to utilize the diameter of the steady rest.
I made new shafts from O1 tool steel with bronze tips.
The spider is made from a 2.5” diameter scrap of some grade of steel, it machined nicely. I will thread for the 8 spider screws m10x1.5.
First time using my rotary table, I supported the work directly under the bottom of the spider body because of the lack of rigidity of the rotary table mounting. I need to build a right angle mounting plate and look into rotary table tail stocks.
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I made new shafts from O1 tool steel with bronze tips.
The spider is made from a 2.5” diameter scrap of some grade of steel, it machined nicely. I will thread for the 8 spider screws m10x1.5.
First time using my rotary table, I supported the work directly under the bottom of the spider body because of the lack of rigidity of the rotary table mounting. I need to build a right angle mounting plate and look into rotary table tail stocks.
![FDA6416F-4CB4-4625-9345-8A961CF208ED.jpeg FDA6416F-4CB4-4625-9345-8A961CF208ED.jpeg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/211/211835-070de118ea8e3710d217cc7934d7a1b1.jpg)
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