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by Ken Grunke


A Poor Man's Lathe Duplicator Rig

Ken Grunke 21 Apr 2007 10 27 PM

Metal-turning on the Wood Lathe, Part 1: Aluminum

It's easier than you might think, and you can even use your woodturning tools to turn small-diameter items from aluminum and mild steel.

Ken Grunke 10 Mar 2007 6 24 PM

Metal-turning on the Wood Lathe, Part II: mild steel

Your regular woodturning tools and some easily made custom tools can be used to turn mild steel also.
skewchigouge turning mild steel

Ken Grunke 08 Mar 2007 9 52 AM