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The knockout bar that came with my new Nova was a straight 16" steel bar and I thought that it should have a handle.
It has one now, 4 1/2" Ipe and it is much more comfortable to use.
 

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I did the same with my DVR knockout bar except mine is mesquite and does not have the eye. I store mine in the holes in the headstock lock mechanism.
 
Amazing how long I've had my DVR and never made a handle for my knock out bar, maybe it's time! Thanks for reminding me!
 
Hmm... My Delta that I just sold had a nice round bakelite knob on the end. Perfect for smacking with my hand. Do yours not come with such a convenience?
 
DurocShark said:
Hmm... My Delta that I just sold had a nice round bakelite knob on the end. Perfect for smacking with my hand. Do yours not come with such a convenience?
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The Nova knock out bar is just a steel rod with no other features (knobs etc)
 
The knockout rod on my wife's Delta 46-460 has a knob and it needs it because the rod is thin... so there's not much mass behind an unassisted knockout.

My Nova bar is much heavier, so just the inertia of sliding the bar has been able to knock out virtually anything without having to add any hand pressure on the end.

I keep my Nova bar attached to the edge of my workbench by some strong magnets at the tailstock end of my lathe. I find that I'm switching live center for jacobs chucks etc in the tailstock much more often than anything in the headstock, so it lives near the tailstock.

Maybe I'll just get another rod for the headstock end... can't have too many toys!
 
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