I want a 5C collet closer for my 1941 16" lathe and it looks like a great project for me. I bought a prefab threaded tube and am planning on finishing it off myself by turning a shoulder and a handle. I am not very experienced with my lathe yet I just got it going recently but I am even more green when it comes to material selection.
Does anyone have recomendations for me on a relatively free machining material (semi rust resistant) that would be good as the indexing shoulder of the assembly? So far I have only dabbled with a couple operations w/cast material.
Does anyone have recomendations for me on a relatively free machining material (semi rust resistant) that would be good as the indexing shoulder of the assembly? So far I have only dabbled with a couple operations w/cast material.