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Many thanks for the warm welcome and advise I'm from Barton on humber

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Thank you all for your advice much appreciated How do I thank everyone in one go

Thank you all for taking the time to respond I value your advice think I will opt for horizontal/vertical band saw

Hi guys what do you use to cut your steel to size ready for lathe work horizontal band saw vertical band saw cold chop saw I don't know which would be best given the short lengths used on mini lathe

Many thanks for your reply what kind of vertical band saw do you use most budget bandsaws are for wood and I have read that the speed is to fast for metal i have spent most of my life making wooden furniture one of the problems I am struggling with as regards choosing the right tool is clamping...

I've never used a forum before so not quite sure what I'm doing lol

Many thanks for info I'm new to metal work and forums this is the 1st time I have used one so not quite sure what I'm doing I'm almost 60 BTW with arthritis in my hands spent many years making furniture

I am a complete beginner looking to start using a mini lathe I have bought some books by Harold Hall on lathe work the diameters I expect to work with are between 6mm to 40mm in free cutting bright steel My question is what do most model engineers use to dimension their steel I don't want to...