While we won’t argue the primacy of the lathe in the machine shop, this scratch-built, heavy-duty lathe gives the lie to the latter argument — almost.

Look up ‘concrete lathe’ and you’ll quickly find yourself reading the works of [David Gingery]. His series of books on building a machine shop from scrap begin with a charcoal fou… ...

If you need a new woodworking tool, our team of experts narrowed down the best wood lathes on the market. Save yourself time and money with these reviews.

Cutting Edge Engineering builds a powerful tool post grinder from scratch—designed for precision, durability, and serious lathe work in a custom machine shop setup.

Modern Bar Feeds Bring New Life to Automatic Swiss Lathes Sponsored Content Cam-actuated Swiss lathes are still the fastest way to process many parts. By adding modern bar feeders, this shop has ...