Have you ever wanted to learn to use a metal lathe? Now is your chance! In this introductory workshop, attendees will learn the basic fundamentals and the parts of a metal lathe. Attendees will also ...

Machining is a controlled subtractive manufacturing process which can be used to create high precision parts. Milling uses rotating cutting tools that move around the part removing material to create ...

Several spherical-shaped mold inserts with varying radii around 1 in. in 0.010-in. increments presented us with a machining challenge. A lathe wouldn't work, so we did the job on a CNC milling machine ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

Discover the detailed process of building a custom metal bending machine from scratch. Follow each step from preparing the rusty flywheel to machining brass and aluminum rollers, assembling components ...

The lathe is known as the King of Machine Tools for a reason. There are very few things that you can’t make with one. In fact, people love to utter the old saw that the lathe is the only machine tool ...

From time to time it’s good to be reminded that mechanical engineering can also be art. [José Manuel Hermo Barreiro], also known as [Patelo], is a retired naval mechanic with a love for scale model ...