Note that engine hoists can handle up to medium-sized floor-standing machines as well. Just make sure you really know how much it weighs. Using an engine hoist to set a small lathe on its stand.

In all, it took about 20 minutes to get it set up. Softer woods, such as pine and cedar, are less dense and prone to tearing or splintering when turned on a lathe, so we rounded up several pieces ...

Let’s say you’ve recently bought a lathe and set it up in your shop. Maybe you’ve even gone and leveled it like a boss. You’re ready to make chips, right? Well, not so fast. As real ...