A metal lathe, also known as a “metal turning lathe,” is the most versatile of all machine tools in the metal shop. They are great at shaping metals into various cylindrical forms. You can use them to create anything from simple coffee cups and bicycle frame buildings to ornate lamps and decorative items. In this […]
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Metal lathes are a great addition to your workbench if you like to work with metal, but they’re often bulky and expensive. Mini metal lathes are therefore the perfect solution if saving space and money are priorities. But they’re not all built the same. In this article, we review the best mini metal lathes for
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Once you brought your wood lathe into the shop, now it’s time to set it up properly. This is an important thing to consider before start working on the lathe if you want your machine to be highly responsive. Now, if your lathe is a 10″ or 8″ mini wood lathe, it’s pretty offhand to
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Back in early 2000, when I started woodturning, the internet wasn’t really a place where I could get all the information about wood lathes. But remember that was a long time ago. And frankly, I wasn’t that bothered by this back then. You can now pretty much have it all across the web but you
What Is Wood Lathe: How It Differs From Metal Lathes Read More »
The first question that comes to our mind right after adding a professional wood lathe to the workshop is, “what woodturning tools/chisels should we use”? In this case, the best practice would be to start with tools that allow you to do most of the general tasks and then go for the premium tools for
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