As assembled the mini-lathe has a three-jaw chuck and a 2-axis tool holder. The project is a moderately-difficult for hobby makers but once assembled it can help you create other tools.

It should be noted that of all the mini tools you can get at Harbor Freight, the 10- and 12-inch benchtop metal lathes are among the most similar to their industrial big brothers.

Before [Gingery]’s lathe, around the time of World War I, many factories created gigantic machine tools out of concrete. It’s an old idea, but you’ll be hard pressed to find anyone with a ...

Screw Cuttin’ Lathe. Season 32 Episode 6 | 26m 46s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Roy Underhill shows how to use an 1889 foot-driven metal working lathe. 09/05/2012 | Rating NR ...

Posted in Tool Hacks Tagged cast iron, casting, engine block, gingery, junkyard, lathe, Machine tool Post navigation ← Polygonia Helps You Laser Cut Beautiful Patterns ...

Metal Working. Lathe Toolpath Guide. ... Lathes tools travel along a center line so we only need to worry about the amount of length our stock sticks out by to create our part then. Our tools will ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Lathes are machines for turning and forming materials. This is usually done by removing material to form a shape, or ...