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Looking for used barrels

z28kid

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I'm looking for spent barrels that I can use for playing on my new lathe.
I'm not looking for barrels that still have any value, just something I can get for a good price.
Let me know what you have and thank you.
 
When I got my first lathe I broke a lot of stuff learning. You can use PVC to learn with very little risk of hurting anything. It is cheap to go to a metal supply and buy metal by weight to practice with.

Sorry but I do not have any barrels for you.
 
Yeah, I have some conduit left over from wiring up the machines that I have played with.
I also have some unknown steel that I cut on yesterday and it was tough and gummy. I thought it was cold rolled but I think I was wrong, was super tough to tap too. Not at all like the stainless barrel I was cutting on.

Thanks for the reply, hope everyone has a good Memorial Day weekend.
 
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303/304 is gummy. Gun barrels are typically 416 which machines a lot easier.

What tooling are you using? I mostly use tools with inserts but Harbor freight sells carbide tooling that is great for the money. I use them to make custom shaped tooling.
 
303/304 is gummy. Gun barrels are typically 416 which machines a lot easier.

What tooling are you using? I mostly use tools with inserts but Harbor freight sells carbide tooling that is great for the money. I use them to make custom shaped tooling.

I have cut on 300 series stainless before and it is a bear, but this tough stuff wasnt stainless tho.
All of my tooling is indexable carbide with the exception of my parting tool. I cut these 5/8-24 threads yesterday afternoon.

Thanks, TJ
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