So you want to know the best mini wood lathe of 2025? Well, you’ve come to the right place. As an experienced woodturner, I watch which mini wood lathes provide the best value for beginners and enthusiasts. I look for mini wood lathes offering excellent performance without breaking the bank. And I share them here […]
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Turning a pen is my favorite beginner project. It’s also one of my favorite go-to gift ideas to turn. Pens are usually turned out of wood or resin. This post focuses on wood. Turn a pen out of wood for yourself or as a unique gift for someone else. Every time I have given a hand-crafted pen, the recipient has been in awe. And a pen is something that will get used every day!
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A lathe is a machine that rotates a workpiece and a mini lathe indicates the size of the machine and subsequent workpiece size compared to a full-sized, industrial floor standing lathe. As the smallest lathe size a mini lathe is sometimes also called a micro lathe or pen lathe. The latter name comes from the
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If you’re new to machining or woodturning, you might have come across the term mandrel and wondered what it is. Is it one of the parts of a lathe? Or is it a lathe accessory or tool? In this article, you’ll get a simple answer to the question “what are mandrels?”, as well as general
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