It's also wise to start with a medium-sized live center of around two inches in cone diameter. Shop Now As the name implies, a tool rest is a flat platform connected to the central bed of a lathe ...

with the z-axis as the center line. Lathes tools travel along a center line so we only need to worry about the amount of length our stock sticks out by to create our part then. Our tools will then be ...

Lets start by imagining we disengage and lock the rotating cutter in [Mehamozg]’s setup and run the lathe. If the tool is pointed directly at the center we are just turning normally.

Two tools tooling together. [tintek33] wanted a rotary tool to become an attachment on his mini lathe, the video is also below the break. Fortunately, Dremels and Proxxons are built to receive ...

you can set up a vertical lathe using your drill press. YouTube woodworker Nick Ferry, used a set of nuts and bolts as his dead center, spur center, and tool guide. With these pieces in place ...

The Masturn 54 universal center lathe, with Heidenhain Manual Plus 4110 CNC and live tooling, works well for small and medium-lot production. It excels in turning superficial, face, and inside ...