His all air bearing granite lathe is probably the single most lustworthy machine I’ve ever seen, and I’d kill to have one. Heck, I’d kill to get even a set of serious plans to make one of these.

The Grearson & Lane shed was filled with specialized machinery for turning granite. At its peak, it housed a large cutting lathe, a medium cutting lathe, four small cutting lathes, a very large ...

Scratch Building A Lathe From Pieces Of Granite October 29, 2019 by Tom Nardi 12 Comments As hackers, we’re well accustomed to working with what we have on hand.

This article was originally published with the title “ A Large Lathe for Turning Granite Columns ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 84 No. 2 (January 1901), p. 22 doi:10.1038 ...

The Woodbury Granite Co. of Hardwick operated a polishing lathe that could accommodate a stone 25-feet long and 60-inches in diameter. By the mid 1900s, the grinding and polishing blocks had been ...

Joe Hauger of Granite Falls is a largely self taught woodworker with a passion for hand tools. He built his own foot pedal powered lathe and loves to produce a wide array of wood crafts including ...