Two manual lathes were no longer efficient for producing form ties at Dayton Richmond Concrete Accessories of Dayton, Ohio. Form ties, one of the company's major products, are used at the base and/or ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are a lot of different skills and techniques that woodworkers can employ to turn raw lumber into something that is both useful and ...

Which to buy first, a lathe or a mill? It’s a tough question for the aspiring home machinist with limited funds to spend on machine tools, but of course the correct answer is a lathe. With a lathe, we ...

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The emergence of 3D printed open-source lathes marks a significant milestone in the development of cost-effective machine tools. By ingeniously combining 3D printing technology with concrete casting ...

Rathburn Tool was founded by current company president Angie Holt’s father in 1983. Today, the company has 32 CNC machines (half are lathes and half are milling machines), and works with the heavy ...

PrecisionPlus VP of Engineering, Mike P. Reader, with one of the company’s cam-actuated Swiss lathes. Precision Plus is not your typical machine shop. Founded as a cam-type Swiss screw machine shop 40 ...

Choosing a new lathe comes down to finding the perfect balance of power, precision, and build quality — so I tested my top pick by putting it straight to work. After comparing features, torque, ...