When turning wood on a lathe, each workpiece is mounted between the headstock (top) and the tailstock (bottom) with pointed attachments called centers. A drive center (aka a spur center ...

We figure [Machine Mechanic] must need to cut a lot of them, as they spent quite a bit of time perfecting this custom lathe attachment to automate the process. Through an assortment of clever ...

[This Old Tony] is no stranger to quality tools, but he started on a mini lathe. Nostalgia does not stop him from broadcasting his usual brand of snark (actually, it is doubtful that anything ...

But when it comes to industrial machinery like metal lathes, there are other outlets that offer higher-end equipment than Harbor Freight. On the other hand, Harbor Freight's metal lathes don't ...