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Greg_Esres OP t1_j3aanb3 wrote

Reply to comment by AccomplishedEnergy24 in Slicing off SS ring by Greg_Esres

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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