Hello -
I'm attempting to build myself a wood lathe from scratch. After a few failed attempts at manually turning 3/4-16 threads with a die and die handle on 3/4" steel round, I'm hoping to find someone that could do it for me for a reasonable price. I'm trying to build the lathe from Wood Magazine's article from 1987, with slight modifications.
What I need is to have a 3/4" dia 15" long piece of steel round threaded on one end with 3/4-16 NF for 2" in length. I was able to turn the threads without a problem, but could not do it such that they were concentrick with the 3/4" shaft.
Is there someone on this group who could do this, or recommend someone? How much should one expect to pay for something like this?
Thanks,
Kevin