Make any size dowel you want or need.
You might even figure out how to turn a guitar on a lathe. Wouldn't that be something.
Reducing the diameter of a dowel
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Kevin in California
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Re: Reducing the diameter of a dowel
I have a lathe but I think the indestructible approach may be more accurate, especially on a long dowel. If you have a machinist lathe, well that be the best.
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John Parchem
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Re: Reducing the diameter of a dowel
Agreed I would have trouble making an even diameter dowel on a typical wood lathe setup.banjopicks wrote: ↑Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:22 am I have a lathe but I think the indestructible approach may be more accurate, especially on a long dowel. If you have a machinist lathe, well that be the best.
For smaller dowels one can always pound them through holes in a metal plate.