Machinists,need help

[Rough Edge racing]

With just the live center ,running at slow speed and only taking .005 per pass, the result was as good as Triumph did using old machines and dull tooling 
 I will get a steady...

[kirby1923]

I'm sure you know this but a good dial indicator set up is also essential!

Good luck!

:-)

[Mike Tashjian]

Part of having tools is being able to make more tools.  I make many tools from plans in books or just copy a good idea.  Tooling up a lathe or mill can easily cost more than the original price.  Why not make that steady rest?  And Lathes are measured by Swing which is the largest diameter that can be turned over the ways, then diameter that can be turned over the cross slide, followed by bed length and then distance between centers.