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   AndyE | Dec 03, 2009 12:39am | #1

   Rich,

   The bowl steady won't do it. That only has two wheels and is meant to support the opposite edge from the side you are turning on.

   You need a spindle steady which has three wheels that 'surround' the piece. Same concept but more parts. If you don't want to buy one and have a few skate wheels or such handy, it's not hard to figure out how to make one.

   Good luck with it.

   Andy
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   rmantell | Dec 03, 2009 02:16am | #2

   Thanks Andy, now I understand why the bowl steady is not effective. The spindle steady is the way to go. I think I saw David Marks demonstrate a homemade spindle steady with inline skate wheels. He attached the adjustable wheels to a large circular piece of wood about 24" in diameter, which was then secured to his Oneway lathe. I might give it a shot. Again my thanks for your help.
   Rich

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   AndyE | Dec 03, 2009 03:29am | #3

   Yep, you get the idea. Plywood with a hole in the middle, some slots for adjustment of the wheels. That sort of thing.Andy