[modeleng] Steel Alloys etc

Alan, et al,
  'nother thing is that 1018 alloy steel hardly ever gives a good 
finish.  Using carbide tools does not help in the small lathes most of 
us have which is why I use HHS tooling except when I run into cast iron 
or some sort of hardened alloy.  Don't gots no tool post grinder and 
most of my lathe tools are held in "lantern" tool posts.  Howsomever, I 
do have a homemade four position turret that I use with form tools for 
those musket ramrod parts.  Lathe is a 40 year old Atlas 12" with a 6 
position tailstock turret of unknown make that I adapted to the Atlas. 
Homemade "box tool" makes screw making a snap and I make a lot of gun 
screws from 1/4" 12L14 steel.
Jesse in beautiful Troy, TN USA
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