The emergence of 3D printed open-source lathes marks a significant milestone in the development of cost-effective machine tools. By ingeniously combining 3D printing technology with concrete casting ...

A custom toolpost grinder is built for a mini lathe, showing the machining, assembly, and practical considerations behind the project. The finished attachment adds another useful capability to a ...

Lathes can be big, powerful, dangerous machines. But sometimes there’s a call for making very small parts out of soft materials, like plastic and wood. For jobs like this, you could use something like ...