Restoring an old lathe is a rewarding project, especially when working with a nearly 70-year-old machine that is still in ...

I took an old corn auger flywheel with some reclaimed lumber and made a lathe that can run at 1500 RPM's using it to turn wood for all kinds of projects. ... After $3 Billion Hornets Sale, ...

Ask anybody whose spent time standing in front of a mill or lathe and they’ll tell you that some operations can get tedious. When you need to turn down a stainless rod by 1/4″ in 0.030&… ...

Unfortunately, these old lathes have one slight flaw, their spindle-speedcontrol systems. Most machinists who have used the machines would agree that the speed-control system is ok, but a more ...