WTD: Someone with a lathe

[Bling]

Does anyone have or have access to a lathe?

I have an axle that i'd like to get shortened and have the diameter reduced along its length to 25mm with a couple of smaller step downs on the end.

Anyone able to help me out? Cheaper the better

Cheers Any recommendations for places to go for this would also be a great help.

[frost]

graham at 0800cartune has a lathe. should ask him what he'll charge. he is setting up a lot of machines for all sorts of machining work.

[Bling]

Oh true haha I'll hit him up and see what he says, cheers!

[fangsport]

do you want a smaller axle??
probably have a KP one

[Bling]

Nah axle size is sweet as, its just that none of the thicknesses are good sizes. All the sizes are random.

Been into a couple of bearing specialists and they measured it all up etc and said 25mm is the best diameter. Can do other sizes but the size the axle is, doesn't suit anything. I think the axle is mostly 26mm (ish) its not quite, and so easiest way is for my to get it all lathed down to 25mm exactly, then I can easily get bearings on there and she'll be sorted.

Cheers though

[Elmo]

25 mm seems an odd size, you sure its not inch? (yes, even on a jap car)

[Bling]

Yeah both places said 25mm is a standard size, so should be correct.

The axle is ~26mm but isn't exactly that, so needs to be lathed down, so 25mm is the best size aparently. Probably common I guess.

[Elmo]

Ah fair enough, just seems a little odd, ut suprizingly enough, the bearing people SEEM to know what they talking about Ocassionally!

[7apples]

25 is alot more common than inch (25.4). and both are more common then 26ish as the ish is hard to get a size for

[Bling]

Sorted cheers. Graham sorting me out