A steady rest is a tool for a lathe, enabling a machinist to make deep cuts in long, slender stock, bore out thin pieces of metal, and generally keeps thin stuff straight. Unlike a tool that follows ...

• Having trouble with chatter when turning or parting on a lathe? Turn the cutting tool upside down and reverse the machine’s spindle rotation. This creates a pulling force against the machine’s ...

Rigid enough to cut anything -- plastic, stainless steel, even titanium – the 8L machine features a robust stand with an integral coolant tank, separate chip drawer for easy removal, storage drawers ...

THE Bahamas Training and Vocational Institute in Freeport received a significant donation on Wednesday – a lathe from the Grand Bahama Shipyard. The Grizzly lathe with a milling attachment will ...