Oneway Toolrest Banjo Base - Customized

Oneway Tool Rest Banjo¹  Bases are some of the best in the world. They use a design patented by Oneway to overcome the problems of traditional cam-lock bases. They clamp quickly and powerfully while maintaining the ability to move and slide easily. The clamp screw handle can even be adjusted to be out of your way when clamped.

Oneway's excellent Banjo Bases can be used on lathes from other manufacturers, but we'll need a little information from you to customize the fit. See the notes below.

Not every lathe of the same size is exactly the same. Please check the specifications in the chart below to make sure the banjo will work with your lathe. Oneway banjos are made to use tool rests with 1" posts that have smooth shafts all the way to the crossbar. Oneway banjos may be slightly taller than your stock banjo; this provides more support, but may be too tall for use with all tool rests on all lathes.

Important Notes on Fit

• The listed size of the tool rest base is the swing of the lathe it will fit. e.g. The 12" tool rest base is designed to fit a lathe with a 12" swing² .
• All Oneway Tool Rest Bases come configured to fit Oneway lathes. eg. The 12" tool rest base is set up for the Oneway 1224 lathe, the 16" is set up for the Oneway 1640 lathe, etc.
• Oneway tool rest bases can be set up for non-Oneway lathes, but it will require a custom Clamp Block and an additional fee.
• You MUST measure your lathe.
  This information is NOT in your manual and we cannot tell you what size you need.
• To order a banjo for a non-Oneway lathe, you will need two measurements: the bed gap and bed thickness of the lathe.
• Bed Gap is the space between the ways of the lathe bed. The clamp block needs to fit in the bed gap. (See picture above for clarification.)
• Bed Thickness Thickness of the lathe bed itself. (See picture above for clarification.)
• There is a custom machining fee for most custom clamp blocks. It is included in the price listed above. Larger or more complicated clamp blocks may require an additional charge.
• Delivery time for banjos with custom clamp blocks is 2-6 weeks.

The clamp block used for Oneway Easycore System, Spindle Steadys and Bowl Steadys is NOT compatible with the Toolrest Banjo Base.

If you need a banjo for a Oneway lathe, we offer those on this page.

Additional Information

1 What the heck are you talking about banjo??? Long ago the tool rest base on a lathe was a much simpler tool - basically a big flat piece of steel roughly in the shape of a banjo. That name caught on and is still used sometimes now to describe the tool rest base.

2 What is swing? Swing is the maximum diameter object that can be turned on a lathe - twice the measurement from the center of the spindle to the bed of the lathe.