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[john mostynParticipant @johnmostyn13114]

Thanks All,

im in australia, we are in lockdown from this virus. I found a steel supplier that has 1214, 1137, 1045.

originally I went to a steelyard that sold me some round 'black bar' which i found out later was a amateur welders pack of steel. Since then, thanks to you guys i have some 1214 in different sizes. My first project, and getting to know my lathe was some bolts. M10 x 1.5 so i could bolt my bench grinder down and grind some HSS. The bolts didn't have a hex head, so i just knurled some round bar and they did the job. Then I ground up a couple of tools with the grinder now.

thanks for your help guys.

cheers

John

Edited By john mostyn on 17/08/2021 12:17:30