Lathes are machines for turning and forming materials. This is usually done by removing material to form a shape, or drilling and cutting to create threads. The lathe is driven by a motor that rotates ...

How much material did we remove off this piece of plate to make our new tool post!? In this video we are making a standard style 4-position tool post for our big lathe. When we got the lathe it gave ...

Oil grooves are used to lubricate the inside of a bearing, and can come in many forms — from a single hole that takes a few drops of oil, to helical patterns that distribute it over the entire ...

Mini-lathes are designed to turn bowls, table legs, and posts, but they are much too large for turning very small wood pieces. The YouTuber Scrap Wood City didn't let that stop him, though. He built ...

The king of machine tools is the lathe, and if the king has a heart, it’s probably the leadscrew. That’s the bit that allows threading operations, arguably the most important job a lathe can tackle.