3D printers, or even small CNC routers may seem like relatively easy machine tools to obtain for your hackerspace or garage. They are both very useful, but at some point you may want to start working ...

Continuous efforts by Rank Pneumo resulted in the development of a "Technology Test Bed". The technology introduced in 1988 is used for understanding the concept of diamond turning. The machine makes ...

• Having trouble with chatter when turning or parting on a lathe? Turn the cutting tool upside down and reverse the machine’s spindle rotation. This creates a pulling force against the machine’s ...

I have been a long-time lurker over at OWWM.org, a forum dedicated to the love of old woodworking tools, and its sister site, VintageMachinery.org. After my 9-year-old son watched a few woodworking ...

The lathe is one of the most sophisticated tools in the shop, used to carve cylinders of wood or metal into intricate and beautiful designs. You can see Jimmy DiResta craft gorgeous brass chess pieces ...

In this woodworking video, I turn a decorative vase inspired by ocean shapes and octopus forms. Using a lathe, a wood blank, and deep blue epoxy resin, I create a hollow form with a flowing, aquatic ...

If you want to turn wood to make spindles or decorative chair legs, you're going to need a lathe. Rather than spending a fortune on expensive hardware, you can put an old drill to good use instead. We ...

MANCHESTER -- JoHannes Michelsen stands in front of a large lathe, a wood-working tool that turns on an axis. On the tool, a small cylinder with a lip around the edge spins fast, lit from within.