Tool rest question for Harvey T-60S owners

[John Whitley]

Hi all – I’ve just ordered a Harvey T-60S and am wondering if I’ll be able to use any of my existing 1” tool rests. The T-60S swing is 24”, which is a lot larger than my old Galaxi at 16”. However, it looks like the T-60 banjo bore extends a fair bit higher. To my point: what’s the post length of the stock tool rest? Alternatively, what overall tool post length is required?

Thanks!

 

[John Hicks]

The posts for the T60-S, need to be 9" to the top of the rest. most posts are too short

 

[John Whitley]

The posts for the T60-S, need to be 9" to the top of the rest. most posts are too short

Thanks John. That definitely counts my remaining rests out. I can hopefully just get a longer post for the Robust box rest; I emailed to inquire about that. Sadly, D-Way no longer makes their bar tool rests so I’ll have to look elsewhere for those replacements.

 

[John Hicks]

Thanks John. That definitely counts my remaining rests out. I can hopefully just get a longer post for the Robust box rest; I emailed to inquire about that. Sadly, D-Way no longer makes their bar tool rests so I’ll have to look elsewhere for those replacements.

Robust made mine longer. It took an extra couple weeks

 

[Phil Hamel]

That's going to suck for me as I bought a couple to fit the Nebula so I could have them when it came in. Good info here that I will keep an eye on! Thanks for asking the question!

 

[JeffSmith]

When I upgraded the lathe several years back, I found that some of the robust rests I had were too short for the new lathe. I wound up ordering a few new rests with the lathe (robust AB) and also got the robust dog leg. It fits into the banjo and has an offset for the toolrest that allows vertical and swivel adjustment. The additional couple of inches allows use of the old rests - it works especially well with shorter rests like the 6” comfort rest that gets a lot of use on small boxes.

 

[John Whitley]

A note for posterity now that I have my T-60S: my old D-Way tool rests I bought for my Galaxi measure about 5-1/2” from top of bar to bottom of post… and that’s around two inches too short to be used in the T-60S. I think 7-1/2” is probably close to the minimum usable height, but I’d want to confirm that with a T-60S owner who has a rest of that height.

 

[Stan Pressner]

A note for posterity now that I have my T-60S: my old D-Way tool rests I bought for my Galaxi measure about 5-1/2” from top of bar to bottom of post… and that’s around two inches too short to be used in the T-60S. I think 7-1/2” is probably close to the minimum usable height, but I’d want to confirm that with a T-60S owner who has a rest of that height.

John, you are correct. Rather than extend all my rests or buying new rests(appealing that was except for the money) I got a new Oneway banjo and all the old ones work fine. Pricey as it was, it seemed the cheapest way long term. The only downside was that the new Harvey rest now does not work.

 

[John Whitley]

Rather than extend all my rests or buying new rests

In my case, I only had three extra rests: a Robust box rest which was fairly inexpensively upgraded with a new custom long post (once again, thanks Brent!), and two D-Way bar rests. I might keep those, and get a custom long post Robust Tool Rest Dog Leg, or sell them and get new tool rests that fill those roles. Still trying to figure that out.

 

[Tim Tucker]

You may find that the purchase of a banjo from Oneway will serve to give a longer neck - so that some or maybe all of your tool rests are still viable. As well, having a 2nd banjo can be useful in some hollowing functions. Lastly - the banjo from Oneway is the best in the world. More than just an option of one person. It locks up easier than any other, has a narrow yet plenty strong foot print. A little awkward to get used to their flipity - flop handles - but a short learning curve.
Considering the cost of replacing a few tool rests...it may be as economical a choice - with some upsides.