Woodturning Steady Rest MC-FS7 for 12inch,14inch and 16inch Swing Size Lathe for Spindle Woodturning.

It arrived well packed and in good condition. I have used it and have found it works well for the hiking sticks I am trying to turn.

excellent piece of equipment. Easy to set up and store. made with solid material.

Good steady rest, fitting most lathes with conventional square-bar beds. The roller-blade wheels spin very smoothly and quietly and the steady rest holds the workpiece solidly (for hollowing) once the tail stock has been removed.

The steady is well made and looks like it will perform as intended. The delivery time was very poor as two dates were missed. The steady was (in my opinion) poorly packaged with insufficient protection around the steady to cushion it whilst in transit.

I installed this on my Nova Neptune Max smart lathe which has a 15" swing. The Steady Rest is quite solid (heavy steel 5 mm thick frame and sliders) and when clamped down doesn't move or wobble at all. It is provided with locking handles for both the three sliders and the base which are very convenient and tool-free. The base is also provided with hex bolts, presumably for cases where the handle would get in the way. This rest is basically designed for a 12" swing lathe, but comes with spacers for 14" and 16" swing as well. My lathe is has a 15" swing which means that the center doesn't align quite right with the existing spacers. To center it properly, I 3D printed a spacer that fills the gap between the other two - for my 15" swing lathe. My only suggestions to improve this rest would be first, for the good folks at BMWOOD to add in an extra half-height spacer to cover the midpoint between the current swing coverage. My second suggestion would be to put a lip/rim on the spacers to auto-align to the metal frame and other spacers. I did this on my spacer and it makes installation positioning on the lathe a bit less fiddley for one person (see attached image - note that I made my spacer a single unit at 1.5 times the thickness of the two provided by BMWOOD).

Very nice simple steady rest. Easy to install and uninstall when needed. I also have a monster huge steady rest, which is great but nearly need to disassemble my lathe to put it on. This one does the job without any hassle.

Haven’t used this yet but everything seems to be well made. Easy assembly and well-made. I plan on turning and hollowing a piece of ash to make a flute. Once I get it started I will post a video.

Very easy to use! It works extremely well!

BMWOOD's Steady Rest fits perfectly on my Jet mini-lathe. While turning a 12" Cocobolo wood chalice, the Steady Rest allows me to hollow out the cup very accurately. Even more importantly, this tool increases the safety of the turning process signifcantly. Well-made and easy to install and adjust, BMWOOD's Steady Rest is an important addition to my lathe, and expands the overall length of project that I can turn safely.