Cutting keyways on a lathe is a fundamental skill for machinists and anyone looking to create high-precision mechanical ...

Watch and learn how to enhance your lathe skills and create durable, high-performance threads for your projects.In this comprehensive video tutorial, we take you through the process of creating double ...

Bought the lathe and we loaded it onto my 2010 Prius. The car listed to the right all the way back to North texas. Got and engine hoist and pulled/lifted it out of the Prius; onto a roll cart ...

Woodturning will open up a whole new world of smooth, rounded possibilities in your woodworking projects. But to get started, ...

The lathe isn’t perfect but it works good enough. Just have to keeps things in perspective. #2. I plan to put limit/home switches just for safety but none of my 5 cnc machines have them yet.

This lathe’s 12-inch swing and 300 RPM low setting also make it perfectly suitable for larger diameter items–although its ¾ HP motor might not be powerful enough to handle heavy bowls.

Once your lathe is up and running, you can start wood turning immediately, and begin making handles and small bowls in unlimited designs. Timothy Dahl. DIY Editor.

I’ve been keeping an eye on the Rownd tabletop CNC lathe since it showed up on Kickstarter last year, and I was psyched to get the chance to see it in person at CES in Las Vegas this week. In an ...

If you have a CNC machine, lathe, or mill and like to use plastic blocks for prototyping the material cost can add up quickly if you're prolific or make a lot of mistakes. Consider using ...