Wow, looks really good Danny!
What if you were to do the same lathe work but also turn down the hex so it's round? could be a different look... you could even weld it on the outside... I get it why you welded it in the first place, even why you welded it on the inside, but a gifted welder/fabricator/metal man such as you should show off that beautiful stack 'o dimes weld
Keep up the awesome work and thanks for the updates.
~DR