<div dir="ltr">Seems like I've used MSC in the past for that sort of thing, but it's been over a decade since I last shopped there.<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.mscdirect.com/">https://www.mscdirect.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>-- Jeff</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM Mark Bradakis <<a href="mailto:mark@bradakis.com">mark@bradakis.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">So I am working on putting some shelves in a molded plastic garden shed. <br>
The bolts I could find that fit the threaded holes in the walls were <br>
too long. No problem, just whip up some spacers. Found an old piece of <br>
plastic rod that just happened to have the right size hole already. <br>
Just need to cut it in half to make two shorter spacers. No problem, <br>
I'll just chuck it in the lathe and zip through it with a parting tool.<br>
<br>
Long story short - I can not find a parting tool, or any lathe tooling <br>
for that matter. I think I know where I last had that sort of stuff, <br>
including a multi-hundred dollar live center that fit the old LOgan just <br>
fine.<br>
<br>
So, where can one go online to find lathe tooling for home hobbyists? <br>
It has been many years since I've needed to buy any such stuff. Any <br>
recommendations? I do NOT want Amazon, please. Grainger?<br>
<br>
mjb.<br>
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