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Reddit mentions of PSI Woodworking LSR3 Wood Lathe Steady Rest
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Fully adjustable wheels easily adapt to any position or spindle diameter down to 1/2".3-point ball bearing spindle support.Non marring soft wheels.Mounts in the channel of any split bed or double rail lathe.Compatible with Jet, Delta, and Turncrafter Pro Midi lathes with extension beds.
Specs:
| Height | 12.75 Inches |
| Length | 9 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 8.49 Pounds |
| Width | 1.75 Inches |
That works, but not terribly well. The drill will wander slightly inside the wood and start rubbing against the side of the bore. You’ll hear squeaking and then the heat will come.
You’ll end up having to take the bit out of the wood 2 dozen times during the drilling to bring out shavings and cool things down. Cheap would will just let you fly right through it but cocobolo will laugh at you with a squeaky sort of laugh.
So if you were to want to make things a lot easier or make more pipes in the future then you’d need something like this;
Woodworking https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AO01JII/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_O6o5CbCMWBE43
That way you can turn just the right hand end round while using the tail stock live center, then mount this steady rest on that end and then pull the tail stock completely away and drill the spindle by hand with a D bit or preferably a gun drill with compressed air running through it for cooling and chip clearing.
I literally just hold the enlarged shank portion of the gun drill in my hand while feeding it through.
If you already have an air compressor then this is probably $140 worth of tools that will make life a lot easier.