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AccomplishedEnergy24 t1_j3a7pa6 wrote

This is totally trivial with a lathe and cutoff/parting tool if you can find one - community colleges, maker spaces, etc. Also any metalworking shop, of course.

Lots an lots of places have maker spaces these days, so even if you didn't want to bug a local metal shop, i have to imagine it wouldn't be that tricky to find a maker space with a lathe that can handle this.

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Greg_Esres OP t1_j3aanb3 wrote

I was just pricing one at Harbor Freight....$800. If I had any other use for it, I might go for it. I understand they can be pretty dangerous, though, if you don't know what you're doing. And I don't. :-)

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AccomplishedEnergy24 t1_j3ac9hi wrote

Yeah, for a one-off it's easier to find someone with one.

If you are going to do stuff like this overall, i'd take a community college metalworking class. They are usually very cheap, and things like lathes/mills are very easy to learn. They often have ones you can use once you pass safety training.

Metalworking lathes, for simple things like this, are relatively safe. Definitely much safer than woodworking lathes.

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