Steady Rest
Workpieces often need to be supported more than by the chuck and/or centers. This extra support can be provided by a Steady Rest (also called a steady, fixed steady, center rest, or sometimes, confusingly, center). This device stands stationary from a rigid mounting on the bed and supports the workpiece at the rest's center, typically with three contact points in 120° one from another.
Steady Rest Main Parameters
For the Steady Rest definition, refer to section: Common Main Parameters
Steady Rest Options
The Tail Stock Options are defined by the following parameters:
| Dwell | Option to handle steady rest dwell. | NONE/VALUE |
| Activate Air | Option to handle steady rest air coolant by GCode function. | NONE, ON/OFF |
| Coolant Mist | Option to handle steady rest mist coolant by GCode function. | HIGH/LOW/OFF, NONE, ON/OFF, VALUE/OFF |
| Coolant Flood | Option to handle steady rest flood coolant by GCode function. | HIGH/LOW/OFF, NONE, ON/OFF, VALUE/OFF |
| Rotation | Option to handle spin rotation direction by GCode function. | NONE, CW/CCW, CW/CCW/OFF |
| Spindles Synchronization | Option to synchronize the steady rest spindle with other device’s spindle by GCode function. | NONE, ON/OFF |
| Axes Synchronization | Option to synchronize the steady rest axes with other device’s axes by GCode function. | NONE, ON/OFF |
| Jaws | Option to handle releasing and clamping the jaws of the steady rest by GCode function | NONE, OPEN/CLOSE |
Steady Rest Coordsys
Refer to the Turret CoordSys.