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Who Makes the Best Lathe? Here’s the One I Picked and What I Made With It

Choosing a new lathe comes down to finding the perfect balance of power, precision, and build quality — so I tested my top ...
Hackaday

They May Be For Developing Countries, But We Want A Concrete Lathe

At the 2009 Ghana Maker Faire, [Pat Delany] met a young carpentry student that saved for three months to buy a cheap Chinese wood plane. He was confounded by this distribution of resources, so [Pat] ...
Lifehacker

A Tool Handle Makes the Perfect First Lathe Project

A lathe is an extremely cool tool, but it’s also a pretty intimidating machine. YouTuber I Like to Make Stuff decides to learn basic how to use his new machine by making a tool handle. The project ...
Electronics Weekly

CNC lathe: Big thanks to kind open-source folk

The cnc lathe project needs a controller to replace the 40 year old custom controller within the lathe. It is a shame this has to be done, as it was capable of automated thread cutting, which appears ...
Hackaday

Buying Machine Tools: Foreign Or Domestic, New Or Used?

The last time we discussed machine tools, we talked about how to choose the size of the new metalworking lathe that your wallet is itching to pour itself into. The next big decision to make is “new or ...