It’s common wisdom that the lathe is the essential machine tool, and the only one that can make copies of itself. While we won’t argue the primacy of the lathe in the machine shop, this ...

Motor: 1/3 HP, 2 Amp, 110V, Single-phase, 60 Hz 12-inch distance between centers 8-inch swing over bed Cast iron construction and infinitely variable speed control Includes two tool rests ...

though their slightly different dimensions means he has to replace a spacer with a temporary 3D printed item which he’ll turn in metal later. We learn quite a bit about cheap lathe tools and ...

Examples include a wood lathe, metal lathe, CNC lathe, CNC turning center, CNC machining center, and multi-axis machine tool. Lathes and turning centers are designed with a variety of specifications.

In addition to EV manufacturers, Elder reported that combination turning-and-grinding machines have drawn interest from ...

Compatibility: Designed to fit JET JWL-1440VS, 1640EVS, 1840EVS, and 1840DVR lathes (not compatible with JWL-1442VS or JWL-1642EVS) Includes tool rest riser Two Mounting Positions: End of the bed ...

Tool blanks are used with lathe tool grinding in order to undercut the tip of a tool to provide relief so that the metal just below the cutting tip does not contact the work. Tool blanks are the form ...

The machine rotates the wood and the user uses a variety of chisels to shape the wood by moving the chisels along a tool rest. A metal lathe is like the wood lathe in the type of shapes it can ...

Milling uses rotating cutting tools that move around the part removing material to create a variety of features. Turning on a lathe spins the part and moves static cutting tools along to create ...

Take a look inside James Engineering, a high-end CNC Deburring OEM that became a job shop when they decided to produce their own parts in-house.

Tablesaws have cast metal table tops with machined grooves ... mounted on one end or between two points. Lathe chisels are ...

Lee Wimmer invited us to tour his second-generation family-owned machine shop in Perkasie, PA. This video explores the production processes behind precision-machined parts for both Wimmer Custom Cycle ...