Back rests are made to support long slender work pieces on a cylindrical grinder. Some are fancier than others, but all that we have seen consist of two "wear pads" on adjustable arms such that they can be brought to bear against the work piece opposite the grinding wheel and directly on the bottom. The material for these wear pads can be bronze, teflon, delrin, babbit, or even wood.

Journal rests are usually much heavier duty than back rests, and are used to support heavy rolls by their journals while the roll surfaces are being reground. The range of adjustment is usually quite limited, and sometimes it is necessary to have several rests in different sizes ranges.

We do not at present have a fill-in-the-blank data sheet for machine dimensions for back rests and journal rests. Please inquire and we will discuss the information we need to quote and the information we need to design and build.

Our taper attachments are designed for use with a telescoping cross slide screw. If there is a need to install one on a machine without such a telescoping cross slide screw, then it is probably best that the screw be altered in such a way that it will telescope. We do have an installation guide which you can download, though the graphics leave much to be desired.

• standard taper attachments for engine lathes
• extra long stroke taper attachments
• taper attachments with gear reduced travel for extra long strokes
• heavy duty taper attachments

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