Originally Posted by Phak1
I doubt if a stamped steel hubcap is concentric enough to run true enough in a lathe to get a nice even cut.
I think it could be done with a 4-jaw chuck. You'd want to use a dial indicator to get them close enough to slice the covers off.
Either method (cutting off in a lathe or cutting the liner out) would probably take 1 or 2 tries to get it correct.

Kevin
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