• To cut disks out of aluminum using a lathe, I chuck the aluminum blank in a 4-jaw chuck or faceplate, mount a die grinder with a small end mill to the machine’s toolpost, and with the lathe running ...

Aldyth loves that she has access to a lathe, and cool videos like this are proof. "Here's how to manually cut threads (thread turning, as many would call it) on a lathe," Aldyth told WooGlobe.

16 thoughts on “ Turn Your Lathe Into A Shaper ” A Mechanical Tiger (@StripeyType) says: February 20, 2018 at 11:45 am If you ... It isn’t a linear axis on the machine, ...

A turning machine equipped with a collet and a turret is called a screw machine, but it is actually a special turret lathe. The special features of screw machines are aimed primarily at reducing idle ...

The primary reason a shop invests in a Swiss-type turning machine is to produce parts at high volumes. However, whether a Swiss-type machine is producing at high enough volumes to be profitable ...

SNK's Prodigy GT-27 gang tool lathe features C-Axis spindle as standard, a polymer base and precision components for fast and accurate small parts turning.