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I have some 7/8" brass square stock that needs to be round. Just getting started with this machining hobby and have read that lathe turning it directly may not be the way to go. That the interrupted cutting action might put a strain on things. Besides the 7X16 500W lathe w/5" 4-jaw I have the...

...just getting started in the machining hobby. Got Micro-Mark 7X16 lathe and Mini-Mill. Looking for online sources for metal I found Metal Supermarkets. I needed some steel plate, to mount the mill on, so I could deal with the stiffening of the column, etc. to eliminate flex and get the best...

registered today to give a little input on an ongoing thread. Just starting out with machining, and not sure if I'll get into engines, but this forum seems to have a wealth of info on all aspects.