Big lathes can be expensive, while mini benchtop lathes such as Wen's 8"x13" model can make a lot of smaller items, but you probably won't be turning entire table legs on it.

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 ...

Fryer Machine Systems has updated its Easy Turn series of toolroom combination lathes. Full manual operation enables anyone in the shop to use the machine with little training, the company says.

At Prince Industries in Livonia, Michigan, a unique blend of prototype and production work keeps this 30,000-sq. ft. job shop very busy. Their customers include a variety of tool and diemakers, ...

“The ML400L is a longer version of Muratec’s ML400 shaft turning machine,” Steve Landrum, North American sales manager explained. “The original ML400 is still part of Muratec’s Turning Division lineup ...

Toolmakers that need nanometer-level surface finishes and submicron form accuracy can look to a precision lathe for rapid diamond turning of nickel-coated tooling. The Nanotech 220 comes with ...

It's possible to perform Swiss-turning and laser-cutting operations without switching machines when using the SS207-5AX LaserSwiss. It's possible to perform Swiss-turning and ... CNC lathe at MD&M ...

Enter Turn by Wire, a unique set of force feedback and machine control concepts applied to a lathe brought to you by researchers [Rundong Tian], [Vedant Saran], [Mareike Kritzler], [Florian ...

A Lathe Night Turning Wood in Mather Basement “Whenever trees come down around campus, I try to be the first one there,” Smith says. “People text me when they hear chainsaws.” ...