Thanks to this forum, I'm about to become the owner of my first lathe. OK it's small - it's a Clarke CL300 or similar, so max turning radius about 80mm. Having not used a lathe for 40 years, I'm going to need A LOT of practice.
Everything seems expensive nowadays, so does anyone have any recommendations for 'less expensive' material I can practice with please? I've read some suggestions of Delrin or Acetal. Does anyone have a link for the best site to buy from, or a source of reasonably priced offcuts? I live just north of Bristol, if that's relevant.
That's it - I'm off to continue binge-watching Blondihacks on Youtube...
Everything seems expensive nowadays, so does anyone have any recommendations for 'less expensive' material I can practice with please? I've read some suggestions of Delrin or Acetal. Does anyone have a link for the best site to buy from, or a source of reasonably priced offcuts? I live just north of Bristol, if that's relevant.
That's it - I'm off to continue binge-watching Blondihacks on Youtube...