Spindle steady

[John Bush]

Hello All,
I am finally spending some time on the lathe and am making a croguet set for a friend. I have milled out some maple to 1" octagonal stock and have turned one for a pattern and set up the duplictor to make the nine others. I will keep 16+ inches of the handle octagonal, then taper to 3/4" and tenon into the mallet head. I am getting a lot of wobble, whip, flutter, or whatever it's called, when tooling the mid-point and was wondering what is recommended for a steady rest? I have seen posts for the home brewed variety and pics of the Oneway. Looking for experiences/ suggestions. Thanks, John.

[Jim Becker]

I own the OneWay and have been pleased with it. But building one isn't too terrible a task if you are up for the work!

[Paul Engle]

go here also . I have one , 40$ plust frt. 3 inch max. works great turned 4, 2x36inch walnut legs for table for daughter. also see my web site using it to drill tool handles with. and I is non commerical and have no $ intrest in woodcraft company.

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