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Anyone here got a metal lathe?
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 7:12 pm
by tim
I'm after for cheaps a couple of 10mm thick ali/steel/notchocolate pucks made up in two different diameters with hole in t' middle for some threaded rod to pass through.
Can anyone help?
Re: Anyone here got a metal lathe?
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 7:42 pm
by mik
Nef got lathe(s)
Re: Anyone here got a metal lathe?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 11:25 am
by Nefarious
Hey Tim. Yeah I have a lathe.
For what you describe you might be better buying and repurposing something off ebay.
Something like this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/223858040338 ... BMmu-npZpn
I've been finding that for quite a few things, the cheapness of generic chinese tat off ebay/wish/Aliexpress makes fabricating some stuff from scratch more effort than it's worth.
But yeah, if that doesn't work, I'll happily run you off a few bits to your spec
Re: Anyone here got a metal lathe?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 12:10 pm
by tim
Thanks mate. I've ordered some 51mm aluminum round bar pre-cut into 3 lengths. What I would like then is 2 of them turned down to 50mm and 46mm (or probably a fraction under as I don't want them an exact fit) and a hole through the middle that an M12 rod can pass through.
Re: Anyone here got a metal lathe?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 12:55 pm
by Nefarious
No problem. I'll PM you my address
(have sent message, but it seems to be sitting in my outbox - shout if you haven't received)
Re: Anyone here got a metal lathe?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 1:26 pm
by mik
It'll sit in your outbox 'til it's read @Nefarious
Re: Anyone here got a metal lathe?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 1:34 pm
by tim
I got it, we good. Cheers Neil.