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hi all,
been trying to recondition the steady rest for my clausing lathe.. it was in bad shape.
I managed to get almost all the bolts out without breaking them thanks to loads of kroil. however, the nut that holds the clamp at the bottom snapped off..
![Apopka-20120609-00142.jpg Apopka-20120609-00142.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7444-817cbc071212a3f56cd9eafa7dbf1b79.jpg)
steady rest as I received it.
![Apopka-20120709-00046.jpg Apopka-20120709-00046.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7445-8552205c72d5080a15c5b68d23f4997d.jpg)
![Apopka-20120709-00044.jpg Apopka-20120709-00044.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7443-58665c1ea4be1a8e678fecd1dc312e8d.jpg)
I cant tell if the stud is threaded into the clamp part or press fit (looks like latter though).
my thinking is to drill out the stud and replace with a same sized bolt. then maybe epoxy the bolt to the bottom.. I don't think I will have clearance problems under the bed..
I don't have a set of reamers (yet), so I think press fit is not doable
What other options are there?
-- Roger
![Apopka-20120709-00046.jpg Apopka-20120709-00046.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7445-8552205c72d5080a15c5b68d23f4997d.jpg)
been trying to recondition the steady rest for my clausing lathe.. it was in bad shape.
I managed to get almost all the bolts out without breaking them thanks to loads of kroil. however, the nut that holds the clamp at the bottom snapped off..
![Apopka-20120609-00142.jpg Apopka-20120609-00142.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7444-817cbc071212a3f56cd9eafa7dbf1b79.jpg)
steady rest as I received it.
![Apopka-20120709-00046.jpg Apopka-20120709-00046.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7445-8552205c72d5080a15c5b68d23f4997d.jpg)
![Apopka-20120709-00044.jpg Apopka-20120709-00044.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7443-58665c1ea4be1a8e678fecd1dc312e8d.jpg)
I cant tell if the stud is threaded into the clamp part or press fit (looks like latter though).
my thinking is to drill out the stud and replace with a same sized bolt. then maybe epoxy the bolt to the bottom.. I don't think I will have clearance problems under the bed..
I don't have a set of reamers (yet), so I think press fit is not doable
What other options are there?
-- Roger
![Apopka-20120709-00044.jpg Apopka-20120709-00044.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7443-58665c1ea4be1a8e678fecd1dc312e8d.jpg)
![Apopka-20120609-00142.jpg Apopka-20120609-00142.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7444-817cbc071212a3f56cd9eafa7dbf1b79.jpg)
![Apopka-20120709-00046.jpg Apopka-20120709-00046.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/7/7445-8552205c72d5080a15c5b68d23f4997d.jpg)