Lathe Tool Rest Repair
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mountain4don
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Lathe Tool Rest Repair
I have two old Shopsmiths dated 1981 and 1984 along with various equipment. On both of these the lathe tool rests have both been damaged somehow, with what looks like hammer strikes along the top edge that should be straight and smooth. I am not sure how they got there but both of them are like that. Is there some way to restore the top surfaces of these? If I had a surface grinder it would be easy. But I don't.
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RobertTaylor
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tool rest repair
i keep mine in great shape by laying a mill file flat on it and just a few strokes has it looking like new. many guys recondition them by holding it on a belt sander for a few seconds. should work but i have not done that yet. our turning club has ten jet mini lathes and the rests have been much worse than mine and i have done them with the mill file as the kids are hard on them
Bob
1954 greenie, 1963 anniversary edition now a mini,
1984 500, 1985 510, 1987 510, pro-planer, bandsaw, dust collector
1954 greenie, 1963 anniversary edition now a mini,
1984 500, 1985 510, 1987 510, pro-planer, bandsaw, dust collector
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JPG
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Same here!bettyt44720 wrote:i keep mine in great shape by laying a mill file flat on it and just a few strokes has it looking like new. many guys recondition them by holding it on a belt sander for a few seconds. should work but i have not done that yet. our turning club has ten jet mini lathes and the rests have been much worse than mine and i have done them with the mill file as the kids are hard on them
Sharp corners on the lathe chisels can cause such dinging. Breaking the sharp edges (rounding them over) will help to minimize future dinging.
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
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terrydowning
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I have to file that soft cast iron regularly.
Good thing about the cast iron, it's soft and absorbs vibration.
Bad thing about the cast Iron, it's soft and gets damaged easily.
There are other tools rests that can fit that our tool rest holder. Many people like harder steel rests.
Good thing about the cast iron, it's soft and absorbs vibration.
Bad thing about the cast Iron, it's soft and gets damaged easily.
There are other tools rests that can fit that our tool rest holder. Many people like harder steel rests.
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Terry
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Terry
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1955 Shopsmith Mark 5 S/N 296860 Workshop and Tools
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Public Photos of Projects
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