I tend to keep an eye open for bargains on ebay, especially good quality tools and occasionally lathe accessories. However, today I saw something that I definitely won't be buying! A home made tool rest and banjo assembly (I use the terms loosely). The tool rest is a 25mm stem of fixed height (doh!) with an "S" shaped horizontal round bar, welded onto the stem at one end, and extending 200mm out sideways from it (double doh!!). To add insult to injury (which would be inevitable for the purchaser) the so-called banjo is just a magnet holding the whole thing precariously balanced as it sits on top of the bed-bars (triple doh!!!) and then the stem just sits on top of it, being held in place magnetically (quadruple doh!!!)
Still, it's only £28 plus postage to buy-it-now.
To look on the bright side, every single one of us will save £28 plus P&P by not buying it.
Les