Steady rest

A steady rest (1) for clamping of rod-shaped workpieces (10) of a circular configuration on a lathe with three holding elements (5, 6, 7) arranged in a plane and provided with rollers, of which two outer holding elements (6, 7) can be swivelled about articulated pins (8, 9) mounted in a housing (2) and a middle holding element (5) is adjustable in a straight line in relation to the workpiece (10), with a chip protection cap (11, 12) provided with one or more outlet ducts (14, 16), attached to at least one of the outer holding elements (6, 7), the outlet ducts being adapted to supply a cooling or rinsing agent in a controlled fashion via holding element ducts (13, 15) in the holding elements (6, 7) for application of the agent onto the workpiece (10), wherein each of the holding element ducts (13, 15) is connected directly to a housing duct (25) running in a selected one of the housing (2) of the steady rest (1) or in a cover (3) of the housing (2) by means of an opening (21, 22) that runs concentrically to the articulated pins (8, 9) of the holding elements (6 or 7) and has a kidney-shaped profile and is sealed laterally.