So come to find out I was looking for an option to weld a 1 inch piece of pipe to the tool rests that I previously ordered.  OOOOOOOOOOPS waisted my money.  Ordered a set of 4 from Amazon, the tool rest shaft post was TOO small for what I need.  I called Wen support yesterday and was informed that the tool rest pole shaft size was 1 inch in diameter sheesh.  I feel like a noob now.  Wasted 40 bucks on a bunch of tool rests.  How ever I can cut the base off them and re purpose them at a later date.  How ever I did make a re order this month on these.  Not sure if any of you guys in here have used any of these particular ones but I made sure that I ordered the right size for the lathe so hopefully I wont have to grind anything down to make things ft but we shall see.  I was told over the phone by customer service that it was 1 inch diameter and that's what I ordered.  They will be here tomorrow.  I'm hoping that these will work fine LOL.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XW2SRHV?ref=ppx_pt2_dt_b_prod_image

 

 

IF ANY OF YOU OWN A WEN BENCH TOP LATHE VARIABLE SPEED THE TOOL REST SHAFT DIAMETER IS 1 INCH.  KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN ORDERING TOOL RESTS FOR THIS PRODUCT.

Edited July 2, 20205 yr by AndrewB

That happened to a buddy of mine. ONCE!

 

Those look like really nice items

Edited July 2, 20205 yr by lew

Yea I remember you saying that LOL.  Either way I will re purpose the other tool rests at some point and weld on the correct size post shaft for them for the lathe.  Fortunately I own a 3 in one plasma cutter arc welder and tig welder.  So that's not a big issue but that will take some time either way lesson learned LOL.

@AndrewB

Andrew,

Are your lathe banjos similar to my old Delta's?

Delta used a 1" post on their tool rests, but the banjos will accept down to 1/2" posts and still clamp tightly.

 

No the banjos on my lathes are made by Wen products.   But the wen products will fit the Harbor Freight lathe.

Edited July 2, 20205 yr by AndrewB