Thanks PJs, this was a lot of fun to make. Got to use that new lathe motor and vfd a lot!
I have a local source of end cut off pieces of steel and aluminum so I get most of my metal there.
Aluminum end cut offs for $2.50 per lb and steel (mostly hot rolled) for a whopping $0.65 per lb.
A few online sources for drill rod and a bit of cast iron so I usually have something on hand for most of my builds.
My local source also has 1018 in stock also. If I had not found that local outfit I might never have made my CNC
machine and therefore I would probably still be cutting wood only!
That place keeps me in metal!
Cheers, JR
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