In this video I turn a simple offcut into a custom wooden lid for a ceramic jar using my old metal lathe. I start by laying out and cutting a clean circle on the bandsaw, then carefully shape and test ...

Just about every machinist in the United States has encountered an older Hardinge turret lathe during the course of his career. These little machines, commonly referred to as “second operation lathes, ...

Although the lathe is too large to put into the current Off St shed, it will go into storage ready for when the men get their own facility. It's even more reason for the men to keep their fingers ...