We’ve seen quite a few scratch built lathes here at Hackaday, but none quite like the handcrafted pole lathe put together by [Jon Townsend] and his band of Merry Men as part of their effort to build a ...

Oil grooves are used to lubricate the inside of a bearing, and can come in many forms — from a single hole that takes a few drops of oil, to helical patterns that distribute it over the entire ...

If you're a creative person and a jack-of-all-trades, chances are that you've given woodworking a try at some point in the past, or you intend to get your hands dirty with wood filings in the future.

Explore the world of metalworking with this detailed demonstration, featuring a custom-built DIY metal vise and an in-depth look at metal polishing using a lathe. In the first segment, we showcase a ...

In this woodturning video, a giant black locust log is transformed into a stunning live edge vase. The project showcases ...

Woodturning is a great hobby, but lathes take up a significant amount of space in a workshop. But when you're in a pinch and want to turn something quickly, you can set up a vertical lathe using your ...

I watched a video of a metal round bar being turned into the shape of a pawn on a CNC lathe.A CNC lathe is a machine that ...

Mini-lathes are designed to turn bowls, table legs, and posts, but they are much too large for turning very small wood pieces. The YouTuber Scrap Wood City didn't let that stop him, though. He built ...

I’ve been keeping an eye on the Rownd tabletop CNC lathe since it showed up on Kickstarter last year, and I was psyched to get the chance to see it in person at CES in Las Vegas this week. In an era ...