It is surprisingly difficult to get any info on the capacity of steadies but according to littlemachineshop.com the one for the min-lathe is only good for 1" so not a lot of good for you.
I honestly don't know how I would tackle this problem but hopefully someone will suggest something.
Sorry!
Gerry
leeds UK
From: "Chris Eilbeck" <chris@...>
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Subject: [7x12minilathe] Max workpiece diameter for fixed steady?
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 14:11:30 -0000
What's the maximum diameter of material I could fit in a fixed steady?
I need to true the ends of a piece of 2.125" tube but it's way to
long to just run in the chuck without any additional support. I'll
have to mail order a steady but I can't get any scale from the on-line
pictures of the device. Are there any other ways of doing this if I
can't just use a fixed steady?
Cheers
Chris
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