Can you turn nylon on a lathe?
Can you turn nylon on a lathe? Turning – Cast Nylon materials should be turned the same as free-cutting material, using high speeds of 600 to 900 ft/min surface speed, with heavy roughing cuts at feed rates per revolution of 0.004” to 0.010” for smaller diameters and 0.003” to 0.007” for larger diameters. Is nylon hard to machine? Machining Nylon isn't too different from machining metals as a result of this; pretend you're machining brass. Unlike metal, though, nylon (like all thermoplastics) will deform if you hold it too tightly as it yields easily. We generally recommend Tungsten Carbide Alloy...