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2025-09-06 13:12:14
Bought this tool rest for a 12 X 18 midi lathe with a 5/8" banjo, it fits perfectly. Looks very well made, heavy and no roughness to it at all. The surface the chisel rides on is a machined edge, not a spot-welded bar, so you don't have to deal with bad welds. This is a great replacement for the 6" cast iron rest that came with the lathe - very satisified!
RMol
2025-08-17 09:58:01
Well built tool rest for a great price. Half the price of other rests I have purchased. The hard steel top bar should resist dents and nicks throughout its lifetime of use. And with a large lathe like my Laguna 24/36, a true 1" post tool rest is hard to come by. They have recently changed the spec on their 1" tool rests to be a true 1" post (25.4mm in the metric world). So, I am very pleased with its locking function.Those of you with larger lathes like Robust , Powermatic, Oneway, and Laguna, the new 1" tool rest should fit.
Leslie Wilson
2025-08-07 11:45:34
price was right very good quality I really like how wide the hand guide is make turning bowels alot easier.
C. W. Beuret
2025-07-02 14:37:23
Good tool but the support shaft is shorter than my other rests so will not extend upward far enough to be used on larger diameter bowls. This may not be a problem with your banjo.
Pete Halsted
2025-06-14 14:28:36
It works ok, and most of the time it is fine, but on certain pieces when doing skew work, I start getting chatter as I get further out from the center of the tool rest. The 12 inch rest is light enough that I am able to flex is some with my hands. The post is also slight smaller than my other 5/8" post which contributes to this as well, even when fully locked down if I bang the roughing gouge to much the tool rest will twist in the banjo.
Jeremy T
2025-05-30 11:07:29
As a beginning woodturner I am learning how to properly use the tools, so you can expect that I have had several occasions where I have had catches and tools chattering on the rest. None of these ( which a couple were fairly brutal) resulted in any deformation or damage to the contact surface of the rest. Product was nice and straight, with a nice smooth finish that allows me to glide my hand along it with out any friction or catches. Would absolutely recommend for someone one a budget and to upgrade from the paperweights that tend to be packaged with inexpensive mini lathes.
Samuel M. Grossinger
2025-05-09 14:56:39
Seems solidly made, unfortunately the post is just a mm or so undersized, so won’t fit my Laguna lathe. I bought a different shaped tool rest from the same product listing, and the shaft fits my lathe fine. Manufacturer seems to have a consistency issue.
EO 80 Camper
2025-03-10 12:12:51
very good bowl and shallow canister tool rest.
Michel Lallier
2025-01-18 10:28:33
bonne qualité
Jamie Canning
2024-12-18 16:47:40
Very sturdy well built
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