303 Stainless Steel question

Dec 20, 2006 1 Replies

Hi,



I have a couple of small parts that I want to make for a telescope. I intend to make them of 303 SS because they may occasionally get damp and I don't want to be polishing rust off of them. The parts have a 1/4 inch 18 tpi threaded section with a knurled knob so they can be screwed in by hand.



My question is : can 303 stainlss be knurled in the lathe in the usual fashion as for ms ?



Many thanks,


Can be done in similar way but takes more force in my experiance with

316 stainless.

Steve Larner

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