Just thought I would let you know so you don't regret telling someone you could make them a big diameter part before actually trying it. thanks for the thought mate, You make a good point. Face-plating isn't too hard however, as long as you leave room for cut-off, I figure working area is probably ...

Looks like it might be okay, worth a test I'd say. If your interested in this kind of operation you might want to check this link out: http://nerfhaven.com/homemade/zero_semiautovalve/ made for nerfs, but pneumatics are all the same. I'm not sure how good a moving barrel would be for accuracy, also ...

Philbob1 wrote:I would be interested too, Canada ftw.

rock on man!

Spuddin wrote:something else u might find interesting is casting your own aluminum parts. with a lathe u could make just about anything.

Funny you mention it, I was interested in that less than a month ago, got my friend interested too, so that might not be a far off idea!

well its nice to have a lathe man offering his services, i would love to have some stuff turned but i could not justify the shipping costs piece by piece unless i had alot of items that needs work. what size of late are u getting. i been wanting the harbor freight 7 x 10, they run about $350 unless...

starman wrote:Possibly. Where are you located and what would you charge?

Ontario, Canada. Lower part, closer to the states.
I'm not sure on the cost yet, It would probably change from piece to piece. I'm thinking maybe an hourly fee?

I didn't know where else to post this, so please correct me if I am wrong. I am going to buy a lathe this summer (read, in a month or two) and was planning on using it to make some sweat stuff. Unfortunately it will cost a bit more than an arm and a leg and I was looking for ways to make up for the ...