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Modern milling applications, along with the different types and styles of milling machines, can be confusing. When your machine shop … Read more

What is a metal lathe chuck? A chuck is a simple device that allows you to hold a workpiece in … Read more

A lathe is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece rapidly; the cutting tool is then slowly moved into the … Read more

What’s a lathe? A lathe is a machine tool used to work with metal or wood. Unlike a drill or … Read more

Getting Close to a Proximity Switch What’s in a name? In the case of a proximity switch, everything! A proximity … Read more

A long long time ago, in a galaxy – well ok, in this galaxy – machine tools made tremendous advances … Read more

Lathes cut rounded edges, threads for bolts and screws, interior threads for nuts, and cylinders of all kinds. But boxy, … Read more

Mills and lathes are some of the standard machinery tools any metalworker or hobbyist will have. They differ a little … Read more

A lathe is one of the more versatile types of cutting machines available for small and large-scale machinists today. One … Read more

In this article, we’ll be exploring the concept of “broaching” in metalworking: what broaching is, how it works, and its … Read more

A solid, high-quality metal lathe is a dream acquisition for many a home machinist or hobbyist. From a brand-new foreign-made … Read more

What is G-code? People talk about the “language” of computer programming, as if it was a single language. But as … Read more