On 11 Nov, 20:59, Mathew Newton wrote:
On Nov 11, 8:56 pm, Harry Bloomfield

wrote:
I could do that for you, providing you supplied the mild steel and
could file the flats on each end.

Hi Harry,

To clarify, the shaft is D-shaped all the way along hence manual
filing could be problematic...? This is why I thought a milling
machine might be required...

(I can't believe I didn't mention it being D-shaped given it is such a
fundamental point! Sorry about that...)

Mathew

angle grinder?

JimK