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I built a center steady years ago. It works fine, however the wheels I used (white) were used on shower doors. No bearings. Wheels hard plastic. They worked fine, but I kept my eyes open for wheels with bearings at a good price. I found some at Amazon. They are made for printer mechanisms. They do have bearings and (not as) hard plastic wheels. I added them to my old center steady. I have NOT tried them yet, but I can not see any reason why they won't work. The one dimension I wish was smaller is the 3/8" wheel thickness. They were really cheap 5 for $7 I set the two spares down with the ruler. BIQU Big Plastic Pulley Wheel with Bearing Idler Pulley Gear Perlin Wheel for 3D Printer (Pack of 5 pcs) Visit the BIQU Store 4.4 out of 5 stars 56 ratings | 3 answered questions Price:$6.99 & FREE Returns Outer Diameter: 23.89mm Inner Diameter: 5mm Hight: 10.23mm Net Weight: 14g/pcs Color: Black https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FJHZ42M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Last year I built a center steady using ply and roller skate wheels...........worked great. However it would allow me to work on small turnings. Today I fashioned some new shower rollers into a new set of wheels for the old base. It seemed to work on a small piece of pine, however the wheels are so hard that they make a groove. I know most of the reason is the soft pine. Anyone else have any ideas of an alternate and better wheel. Thanks
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I made a center steady for my lathe some time ago. At first I used model airplane aluminum wheels with rubber tires. I did use them once and the second time the tries came off. My second wheels were made for sliding glass doors and was suggested by a fellow turner on this forum. Still not satisfied, I kept my eyes open for a good replacement. Then at a yard sale I saw the ones pictured for free. They are off a child's pair of inline skates and as an added bonus, they are WHITE!! They are great and work like a charm. I would like some just like them but smaller. I'm sure someday I may just find them at a garage sale
