First time using a lathe need a little advice

[Strydur]

I agree..I have never had much luck with the parting tools.

[Ryma Mara]

polished it out on the lathe using 0000 steel wool, and while the result is very smooth it is a gun metal color closer to the color of the steel wool.

Intresting, Did you use any water or anything when you did that?

I would like to give that a try on my mhs

[xwingband]

polished it out on the lathe using 0000 steel wool, and while the result is very smooth it is a gun metal color closer to the color of the steel wool.

Intresting, Did you use any water or anything when you did that?

I would like to give that a try on my mhs

He used a lathe... I don't think you have one. So that tidbit is virtually useless. Having a spinning piece of metal in front of you is a lot different from going at it by hand.

[Ryma Mara]

We got a drill and a modifyied pice of metal and that works, VT did his that way and it turned out kick butt. so did you use any water or anything?

[vortextwist]

he was talkin about using steel wool on it.

I made this to attach to my drill. It's a 3/8 bolt with 2 3/8 nuts inside an 1/2 inch electrical tubeing. then I took a piece of tims blade that we cut off and drilled and but a bolt through. pit it into the blade holder and sand away,. Works pretty awsome. I just wish it was nice outside so I could do it there. kind of tough to do in the bathroom sink.

[Lord Maul]

wow, talk about ingenious... great work man just don't push too hard, you could break the shaft

[darthdan]

just don't push too hard, you could break the shaft

trying...my best...not to comment...

[vortextwist]

ya we don't want any broken shafts. I will show some pics of my posished hilt today sometime.