Instead of going the normal route – finding friends with machine tools or paying a machine shop, he improvised a rudimentary metal lathe. The finished couplers were concentric to 0.005″.

In grand maker tradition, [Giertz] listened to her inner MYOG (Make Your Own Gnome) and got a lathe to learn to make her own handles instead of just buying some off the shelf. If you’re less ...

There are several types of lathes and turning centers. Examples include a wood lathe, metal lathe, CNC lathe, CNC turning center, CNC machining center, and multi-axis machine tool. Lathes and turning ...

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 ...

Lathes are machines for turning and forming materials. This is usually done by removing material to form a shape, or drilling and cutting to create threads. The lathe is driven by a motor that ...

CNC turning is a subtractive manufacturing method meaning that material will be removed. Contrary to CNC Milling Lathe machining is for circular geometries (stock is commonly a solid/hollow cylinder).

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Since it was established in the early 1970s, Heavy metal has long stood out as one of the most popularized alternative cultures in contemporary music. Throughout the genre’s existence there has ...

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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 ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of crystalline materials that consist of coordination bonds between transition-metal cations and multidentate organic linkers. The structure of MOFs is ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. There’s something satisfying about the heft and feel of a metal credit card. Whether it’s the cachet that comes with owning one ...