Instructables user Random_Canadian turned a power drill and miscellaneous other power tool parts into a functioning mini-metal lathe that can machine copper and aluminum. As assembled the mini-lathe ...

Discover the fascinating world of precision machining in our latest video, "Lathe Machine with Drill". Learn how these ...

If you’re planning to make a metalworking lathe out of a CNC milling machine, you probably don’t expect getting a position sensor to work to be your biggest challenge. Nevertheless, this was [Anthony ...

CNC turning is a subtractive manufacturing method (Removal of Material). Contrary to CNC Milling, Lathe machining is for circular geometries (stock is commonly a solid/hollow cylinder) but a hexagon ...

The NL2500Y lathe features a milling motor inside a turret directly connected to milling tools. Reportedly this reduces tool-spindleacceleration time by two-thirds and diminishes vibration and noise ...

Grasping the mysteries of metalcutting machinery eases once you understand the terminology that tends to mislead. For example, industry often refers to the entire machine itself as the “machine tool.” ...