Be sure to choose a drive center with a shaft size that matches your lathe. Lathe centers come with tapered shafts (usually two sizes, MT1 and MT2) and a springloaded end to avoid pounding it into ...

But two things make [Jornt]’s build stand out: how few specialized tools were needed to build it, and the sheer size and bulk of the finished product. Where most homebrew lathes tend to be the ...

Montana State University students interested in crafting metals into machine parts will soon have access to a $2 million lathe that can cut spinning materials so precisely that its end products are ...