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 ...

Grizzly tools are designed in the United States and built in China and Taiwan. The company is owned by Shiraz Balolia who ...

• 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 ...

[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… ...