Choosing a new lathe comes down to finding the perfect balance of power, precision, and build quality — so I tested my top pick by putting it straight to work. After comparing features, torque, ...

Every metalworker knows the struggle of dealing with chips and metal shavings that invade every nook and cranny of the lathe.

Don't have a lathe you can work metal on? The next best thing is just watching it happen. Here's one cutting a spiral pattern into a workpiece, much like the texture on metal stairs used to increase ...

Jordan Kube has created a unique open source glassblowing lathe, aptly named the Kube OpenLathe, which costs less than $2,000 in parts and provides a lathe that is accessible to all says it’s creator.

[Kent VanderVelden] has come up with an interesting AR system to assist operators who are monitoring CNC lathes. (video, embedded, below) The idea is to first produce a ‘frozen’ video stream of the ...