I'm Not a welder and these pictures will prove that. But I'm not embarrassed enough not to post pictures of my work because it is at least functional. Its welded with the least amount of inclusions I could do for my skillset anyway. This is done on a tombstone stick welder.
I never liked the cast iron one that came with the lathe. I've filed and sanded it smooth multiple times but I just can't seem to get the tool to ride smooth on it.
I ordered the bar stock and rod quite some time ago and I welded up the curved bowl rest along with the box rest back then.
Today I welded up the 12" straight rest to complete my set....For now.
They're made of 3/8" thick bar stock for both the curved bowl and straight rest, the straight is two lengths of bar stock welded on 45* to give me a finger guide to ride along the length with.
I ground out the welds so it'll be smooth for that traverse along the length, That was a lot of grinding.
They both have 3/8" hardened rod welded to the tops of them
The box rest is made from 1/2" thick bar stock because it's laying flat on it's side so I went with the thicker material for more strength.
Anyway here they are;
I never liked the cast iron one that came with the lathe. I've filed and sanded it smooth multiple times but I just can't seem to get the tool to ride smooth on it.
I ordered the bar stock and rod quite some time ago and I welded up the curved bowl rest along with the box rest back then.
Today I welded up the 12" straight rest to complete my set....For now.
They're made of 3/8" thick bar stock for both the curved bowl and straight rest, the straight is two lengths of bar stock welded on 45* to give me a finger guide to ride along the length with.
I ground out the welds so it'll be smooth for that traverse along the length, That was a lot of grinding.
They both have 3/8" hardened rod welded to the tops of them
The box rest is made from 1/2" thick bar stock because it's laying flat on it's side so I went with the thicker material for more strength.
Anyway here they are;