On Sunday 16 July 2017 19:13:42 Trent Hejazi wrote:

> That¹s another direction I want to try.  Basically, a cat head riding
> in a ball bearing that mounts in the steady rest.

Not familiar with the term "cat head", 'splain plz. Preferably with a 
link to a pix?

> This would allow me 
> to center a barrel by using the DTI inside a chamber or muzzle, where
> I cannot otherwise take a skim cut while supporting on a center or run
> it through the headstock.  Should save some time and frustration.
>
> Marshall
>
> On 7/16/17, 6:00 PM, "Chris Albertson" <[email protected]> 
wrote:
> >Why not ball bearings?  Then there is no relative movement between
> > the rest
> >and the part.
> >
> >As for friction of solid fingers
> >lowest friction is a lead/copper alloy, next best phosphor bronze.  
> > Motor oil helps.
> >
> >On Sat, Jul 15, 2017 at 7:00 PM, Trent Hejazi <[email protected]> 
wrote:
> >> I have brass contact fingers and they work well.  When supporting
> >> the barrel tennon, they ride on the threads without damaging them.
> >> Otherwise,
> >> they will always leave an annoying ring on a barrel.  Only way to
> >> circumvent is to make a collar to slip over barrel, then skim cut
> >> concentric with the bore.  Other option is to make a set of inboard
> >> and outboard cat-heads so you can work near the head stock.  This
> >> really depends on the spindle bore dia and barrel dimensions you
> >> are working with.
> >>
> >> Marshall
> >>
> >> On 7/15/17, 8:46 PM, "Gene Heskett" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> >Greetings all;
> >> >
> >> >My steady rest has steel sliders, which will not do for working on
> >> >finished parts.  So I need to order a foot of 1/2x1" brass or
> >> > copper to make some more better shoes.
> >> >
> >> >Which will do the least damage to a pre-finished part, such as the
> >>
> >>fairly
> >>
> >> >high polished SS barrel?  Brass or copper?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks everybody.
> >> >
> >> >Cheers, Gene Heskett
> >> >--
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Cheers, Gene Heskett
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 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
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