Big lathes also often need access to an overhead crane or chain fall for changing large chucks, or manipulating heavy stock. The author’s Precision Matthews lathe, bolted to a steel bench ...

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Most professionals would put a polygon on the end of a turned part using a milling machine. But many a hobbyist doesn’t have ...

CNC turning is a subtractive manufacturing method (Removal of Material). Contrary to CNC Milling Lathe machining is for circular geometries (stock is commonly a solid/hollow cylinder) but a hexagon or ...

A metal lathe spins a workpiece along a horizontal axis. A mandrel or chuck is mounted to the headstock of the metal lathe and a follower block or tail block is mounted to the tailstock. A metal lathe ...

However, one specific trend from four years ago is making a comeback that has a lot of meaning for Harris: Chucks and pearls.

Round pieces of metal are held in a lathe using a three-jaw chuck, and metal that is not round is held by a four-jaw chuck. Sand casting close sand castingA process of making a mould in sand so ...

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 ...

Lathes are machines for turning and forming ... The machine is driven by motor that rotates a blank of metal on chuck. The machine rotates the metal and cutting tool moves in different directions ...

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What is workholding and why is it important? Workholding is how stock is held during operations on CNC mills and lathes. Unlike in CAD, parts don’t just float in 3D space. Something needs to grab onto ...