Several spherical-shaped mold inserts with varying radii around 1 in. in 0.010-in. increments presented us with a machining challenge. A lathe wouldn't work, so we did the job on a CNC milling machine ...

The lathe is known as the King of Machine Tools for a reason. There are very few things that you can’t make with one. In fact, people love to utter the old saw that the lathe is the only machine tool ...

Two manual lathes were no longer efficient for producing form ties at Dayton Richmond Concrete Accessories of Dayton, Ohio. Form ties, one of the company's major products, are used at the base and/or ...

Jordan Kube has created a unique open source glassblowing lathe, aptly named the Kube OpenLathe, which costs less than $2,000 in parts and provides a lathe that is accessible to all says it’s creator.

The Sturges Turning Head by Dan Sturges of Sturges DesignWorks, Portland, Oreg., lets users produce prototypes, one-offs, custom machines, and devices that require CNC lathe parts. The Sturges Turning ...

The trouble with building a business around selling low-margin widgets is that you have to find a way to make a lot of them to make it worth your while. And if the widget in question is ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are a lot of different skills and techniques that woodworkers can employ to turn raw lumber into something that is both useful and ...

Choosing between veneers and lathe work depends on the project. Veneers are ideal when cost efficiency and a beautiful surface are priorities, since they use far less material. Turning on a lathe, on ...

A deeper dive into another board in the ancient cnc lathe revealed further quirks. The aim was to work out how the safety interlock worked – which uses the two relays on a board with digital logic and ...

Okuma has introduced its new V760EX vertical lathe, updating its V60R model. The new product has a larger work envelope and allows for an additional 110 mm in workpiece height and 150 mm Okuma has ...