Adjust or shim the lathe’s tailstock-end feet a little bit and make another cut. A larger tail-end on the bar means the front-right corner of your ways is too low (the toolbit is getting closer ...

It’s common wisdom that the lathe is the essential machine tool, and the only one that can make copies of itself. While we won’t argue the primacy of the lathe in the machine shop, this ...

The 7-inch x 10-inch lathe has 10 inches between centers whereas ... exposed workpiece from the headstock — or chuck — to the tailstock live-center. Both models allow up to 7 inches of swing ...