In this woodworking video I use a woodturning lathe to turn a yew log into a decorative vase. I feel this video falls into ...

The class "Calculations for Programming the Lathe" provides an in-depth explanation of various calculations necessary to determine tool positions on the lathe or turning center. Trigonometry and ...

Ask anybody whose spent time standing in front of a mill or lathe and they’ll tell you that some operations can get tedious. When you need to turn down a stainless rod by 1/4″ in 0.030 ...

The retired further education carpentry and joinery lecturer is also a member of Worshipful Company of Turners which is ...

When you think of making something using a lathe, you usually think of turning a screw, a table leg, or a toothpick. [Uri Tuchman] had a different idea. He wanted to make a clock out of the ...

A centre lathe on the other hand, holds the timber securely and spins this at high speed. The cutting tool is controlled by the user and is moved into the timber to remove material.

Lathes are machines for turning and forming materials. This is usually done by removing material to form a shape, or drilling and cutting to create threads. The lathe is driven by a motor that ...