In a previous post I talked about what this rebar is and that it can be water hardened.
Wanted to know how well it worked on the lathe. I also used a mix of tiki torch and mineral oil for the first time. The answer is quite well.
I neglected to get a pic prior to hitting this with sand paper. Will fix that some time. Coarse sandpaper left larger scratches than the lathe tool. Worked it down to 400.
The first project for this stuff may be a set of transfer punches
It would be good to grind the ribs and paint off with a flap disk but not on the metal lathe. I have a Nova chuck for the wood lathe. Think of it as a self centering 4 jaw chuck. The only jaws it has are not suited to metal. Maybe machine a set of metal lathe like jaws for it. Have to look it over to see if that will work.
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