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Just got my first lathe, and can’t find metal stock to practice!

After you try some different steel types you'll begin to see how differently they machine. I use a lot of 1018 cold roll steel and also alot of 303 stainless. The 1018 alway needs a little sandpaper to get a nice finish, the 303 machines smooth as glass, no sandpaper required. Huge difference in price though, a 10 foot lenght of 1/2" round 1018 is about $10 from General steel. I bought 10 feet of the same size of 303 from metal supermarket about 2 years ago for $80.
 
Smi_tty said:
What kind of steel does everyone suggest i start practicing with? I’ve been playing with a couple pieces of aluminum lately, but wamt to try soMe steel
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I work with aluminium most time for my paramotor part's easy to work not hard on cutter.
 
On Mc pherson strut on car, truck or van the shaft is a very nice piece. I don't know how hard it is . This shaft is very nice to make project and very strong. Some day I will try to work on it on my Ulthilathe.
 
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