Compound Gib - The gib on the top slide is adjusted by the setscrews at the side of the slide. As you did with the cross slide, loosen the check nuts holding the setscrews in place, tighten the setscrews until excess movement is eliminated and retighten the check nuts. Figure 25.
Figure 25. Top slide gib adjustment.
Steady/Follow Rest
To adjust the Steady Rest:
1.Loosen the lock nuts. Figure 26.
2.Open the sliding fingers by loosening the knurled screws far enough to fit around the workpiece. Secure the steady rest in posi- tion.
3.Tighten the knurled screws so that the fin- gers are snug but not tight against the workpiece. Tighten the lock nuts.
4.Lubricate the sliding points with machine oil.
The Follow Rest is setup in the same manner except that the place of the third finger is taken up by the tool bit. The follow rest prevents long, small diameter pieces from flexing under the cut- ting pressure from the tool bit.
Lock Nuts 
Figure 26. Steady rest lock nuts.
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