ok, I guess it's my turn..
Funny, we've actually not spent any time talking about the thread topic!
lol... that's ok I bought a chuck.
A couple things:
I misspoke about the tailstock: it IS hollow
I do appreciate Ed, and all you fine folk.
I was honestly awaiting some feedback from a couple of people regarding the issue at hand, so I could lend a little support to the idea. (still waiting)
What I'm envisioning is:(more or less)
Mounting the blank, turning a tenon, remounting & then turning the whoe blank round.
Then removing tailstock, and substituting a steady rest.
Then....slowly feeding a D bit in(having created my shallow & centered guide hole) and removing OFTEN & cooling the bit(not with water).
Unsure right now, if I'd be able to utilise the tailstock, as I'm guessing the piece
might be too long:I really need to look more closely at my plans.
This could be an epic flop, I could wind up with the thing flying off into oblivion.. but by golly, I'm gonna learn a few things from it all.
Rich
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