But when it comes to industrial machinery like metal lathes, there are other outlets that offer higher-end equipment than Harbor Freight. On the other hand, Harbor Freight's metal lathes don't ...

and complete series on making a Gingery lathe we’ve come across. For those who aren’t familiar, the Gingery series of books describe how to build an entire machine shop’s worth of bench top ...

Hexagonal nuts are crafted on lathe machines through a meticulous process that requires both skill and advanced technology. The raw metal is mounted on the lathe and spun at high speeds, with skilled ...

Amazing process of making and boring a taper gear pulley on a lathe machine combines precision and skill. Starting with raw material, the machinist shapes the pulley to achieve the correct taper and ...

If you bought a bench-top machine, you will of course need bench space for it. Some smaller machines, such as watchmaker’s lathes, can be stored in a cabinet and pulled out for use. Anything ...

It introduces the systems of both Cartesian and polar coordinates and describes how Cartesian axes are used on a CNC lathe. The class describes both how coordinates are used on blueprints and how they ...

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 ...

A lathe is a machine tool used to curve metal and parts. Imported from Germany in 1938, it was used at the Kure Naval Arsenal and is the only large machine tool associated with Yamato that ...