Started with a solid bar, i couldnt find anything local that would suit an 18350 so turned my own, which turned out really well, then discovered that the jaws in the chuck will mark aluminium very easily, lesson learnt there (learnt a lot of lessons over the last 2 days!) lol
Oh and before anything else, i have to reiterate a few things to anyone with the same idea :
1) A lathe, no matter how small is not a toy
2) NEVER EVER LEAVE CHUCK KEY IN CHUCK
3) Always wear goggles
4) Dont wear baggy clothes or gloves
and finally...
5) NEVER EVER LEAVE CHUCK KEY IN CHUCK
I like the idea of mass produced stuff, that works, but i want something totally unique with my stamp on it lol
The problem you have in making it unique, is that its still a tube....lol Ill take some snaps later on once ive done a bit more, and yeah ive been warned about SS lol my dad said "its f*****g awful to work with" in the sense of its very difficult to cut. Anyways, like i said, onward and upward! Nothing like a good challenge to keep you on ya toes!

Ive never been a hands on guy and kind of jumped in head first, im creative and have enjoyed myself so far (which is what this is about more than anything) wether or not it turns out a thing of beauty or not is a different matter!
