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07-07-2009 #1
It's getting to the point now where I have to admit defeat & seriously consider shelling out for a mini lathe (her indoors isn't going to see the funny side of this one at all).
To justify the purchase to myself, I need to be convinced that it is possible to turn Stailness A2 rod.
i'm talking here, skimming (is that the right term?!) 2mm off M10 diameter ...to a length of about 20mm.
Someof the more recent mini lathes have decent sized motors (by mini lathe standards).
here's one at 400W I'm thinking about....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-Lathe-Bra...lenotsupported
or a slightly larger model for £50 more...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mini-Lathe-Bra...lenotsupported
In the main, I'll likely only be turning acrylic, aluminium & perhaps a bit of brass ...but just wanted to know if stainless is do-able in small bite size chunks approach?!
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