Thread: Lathing Hex Stock
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Unread 05-02-2009, 10:39
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Re: Lathing Hex Stock
Shouldn't be a problem to do that, just take it light while you still have the interrupted cut. If you have an inexperienced / excited person running the lathe have them use HSS (High Speed Steel) tooling instead of the insert style, HSS is very forgiving of abuse. Also using the tail stock to support the far end will help with the vibrations, not to mention keep bad things from happening.
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