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Making Hardened shafts

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sbwhart:
Hi Darren

We seem to cross posting here  :lol:

For what you want to do I wouldn't harden the shaft it's most likely to bend slightly and I can't see any advantage

Cheers

Stew

Darren:
Thanks Stew,

So silver steel it is then, no hardening required so should be quite simple all round....

Well, I guess the taper will be the hardest bit, not having ever done one before.
I have the original spindle so copy the taper off that as per Bogs arbor tutorial recently.....darn it John...you set me off when I saw that... :ddb: :ddb: :ddb:

rleete:
Darren, if you've cut threads before, tapers are no more difficult.  Different operation, to be sure, but no harder than facing or turning to size.

Sometimes I think us newbies scare ourselves into thinking some things are more complicated than they really are.  Once you get the mindset to just start cutting metal, you'll soon discover (at least I do) that it's no big deal.

Darren:
Think I'll have a practice on some mild steel first, but I don't suspect too many problems. Just got to get down to it  :ddb:

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