[This Old Tony] is no stranger to quality tools, but he started on ... or a money pit. Lathe parts range from a chintzy start/stop button assembly that looks like it would be at home on a Power ...

Lathe Tool Geometry provides a description of single-point lathe tool angles, detailing the effect these angles have on a cutting operation. Tool angles have a significant impact on a cutting ...

Always know where the emergency stop button is when using the lathe so that in an emergency, you don’t have to look for it.

but that didn’t get [Haris] any closer to the defective buttons. In light of the cylindrical design of the gauge, he decided to liberate the front panel from the rest of the unit with his lathe.

The lathe is the oldest and most important machine tool, on which most other machines and instruments can be made. This is a fine example of the nineteenth century English lathe designed for ...