[This Old Tony] is no stranger to quality tools, but he started on a mini lathe. Nostalgia does not stop him from broadcasting his usual brand of snark (actually, it is doubtful that anything short of ...

November 5, 2011 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Instructables user Random_Canadian turned a power drill and miscellaneous other power tool parts into a ...

Like many budget machinists, the delightfully optimistically named [We Can Do That Better] had trouble with some of the finer controls on his import mini-lathe. But rather than suffer through it, he ...

Rigid enough to cut anything -- plastic, stainless steel, even titanium – the 8L machine features a robust stand with an integral coolant tank, separate chip drawer for easy removal, storage drawers ...

The emergence of 3D printed open-source lathes marks a significant milestone in the development of cost-effective machine tools. By ingeniously combining 3D printing technology with concrete casting ...

It might be time to put the 1980s cnc lathe project into the skip. It is a shame, as the basic lathe parts are of excellent quality (Photo right, lathe bed upside-down with the main ballscrew removed) ...

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