Firefyter-emt
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Though some of you guys might like to see these. I still have a 6" and 10" to build, but I ran out of 1" angle iron.
The tool posts are 1" CRS stock that I sweet talked the metal shop into chopping into 3" long pieces for me. The infills are maple with BLO on them. They fell kinda like a round bar rest, but also can sneak right up to the edge of the wood like a standard rest can. If the wood gets chewed up a quick pass on the belt sander makes it like new or worst case I can make a new infill quickly. Honestly, the one I have been using is no less "gouged" than any steel one I have been using and they are much nicer to the tools!![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So for under $20, here are my 3" 4" 5" and 8" tool rests ready for turning.
The tool posts are 1" CRS stock that I sweet talked the metal shop into chopping into 3" long pieces for me. The infills are maple with BLO on them. They fell kinda like a round bar rest, but also can sneak right up to the edge of the wood like a standard rest can. If the wood gets chewed up a quick pass on the belt sander makes it like new or worst case I can make a new infill quickly. Honestly, the one I have been using is no less "gouged" than any steel one I have been using and they are much nicer to the tools!
So for under $20, here are my 3" 4" 5" and 8" tool rests ready for turning.
![lathe-rest-1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yankeetoys.org%2Flee%2Flathe-rest-1.jpg&hash=2b7be250c31c056c0e31b2169313b7c5)
![lathe-rest-2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yankeetoys.org%2Flee%2Flathe-rest-2.jpg&hash=ee54bdec6faac337959630b1c276ef37)
![lathe-rest-4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yankeetoys.org%2Flee%2Flathe-rest-4.jpg&hash=e74782a5d070253be046364a4937640a)
![lathe-rest-5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yankeetoys.org%2Flee%2Flathe-rest-5.jpg&hash=f310310e57ba84f1e40c5bbad4696f95)
![lathe-rest-6.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yankeetoys.org%2Flee%2Flathe-rest-6.jpg&hash=21660ee4576b519e1bff6600bf5755e3)