Restoring an old lathe is a rewarding project, especially when working with a nearly 70-year-old machine that is still in great condition. This lathe, despite its age, is fully operational with no ...

If they are different, the machine is cutting a taper, which means your bed has some twist. Adjust or shim the lathe’s tailstock-end feet a little bit and make another cut.

The basic engine lathe, one of the most widely used machine tools, is very versatile when used by a skilled machinist. However, it is not particularly efficient when many identical parts must be ...

Unless a more complex system of live tooling or synchronous machine is happening (not covered). To create Lathe parts you create a CAM by making a series of tool paths that form your part. This page ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—Boom has begun manufacturing parts for the initial test core of the Overture’s Symphony supersonic engine at ...

[This Old Tony] is no stranger to quality tools, but he started on a mini lathe. Nostalgia does not stop him from broadcasting his usual brand of snark (actually, it is doubtful that anything short… ...

• To cut disks out of aluminum using a lathe, I chuck the aluminum blank in a 4-jaw chuck or faceplate, mount a die grinder with a small end mill to the machine’s toolpost, and with the lathe running ...