Hardinge TL10 follow rest

This is a welded follow rest to fit a Hardinge TL-10 lathe. Feel free to adjust it to fit other lathes! It is designed to be cut from 1/4" plate using plasma cutting, though waterjet and laser would work fine too. CNC would also work.

The key to success on this is to pay attention to the cut-off tabs and leave them in place till you finish welding. Start by cleaning all the slag off your parts and grinding to bare metal any place you will be welding. Stack up the front and back plates an