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Toolrest Height Stop
Oct 25, 2005
When you need to maintain one height setting for your lathe’s toolrest, but have to constantly change its angle (as when faceplate turning) tighten a small hose-clamp on the toolrest’s shank. This will prevent it from slipping down as you adjust it.
Brian P. Mitchell, Somerset, Colo.
Fine Woodworking Magazine, December 1985 No. 55
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