Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...

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 ...

Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific time for the Home Machine Shop Hack Chat! Even if you haven’t been here for very long, you’ll probably recognize Quinn Dunki as Hackaday’s resident consulting ...

Mazak reports that its new line of 2-axis lathes is ideal for job shops or any operation that demands high-productivity and appreciates affordability. The machine-tool builder said one model in the ...

Quick, conversational programming and versatility for deep-hole boring, profiling, and threading make 14 MAG lathes central to Cougar Tool's development, short-run manufacturing, and refurbishing of ...

Roy Underhill shows how to use an 1889 foot-driven metal working lathe. Make your own darn metal screws with this 1889 foot-powered lathe! Roy shows how to cut perfect threads, cones and tapers in ...