Got a lathe, maybe this would do for a small first project?
I got a SAA revolver that I marred the base pin on many years ago:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4775/4...b2a4bc72_b.jpg
Well I was thinking that since I recently acquired a metal lathe maybe I could take a few light passes and clean up the surface, or maybe just make a whole new part? What kind of steel would be the steel to use here in that case. Mild steel is not suitable I guess.
Carbon steel is what you want I guess, does it need to be hardened and tempered then?