It might be time to put the 1980s cnc lathe project into the skip. It is a shame, as the basic lathe parts are of excellent quality (Photo right, lathe bed upside-down with the main ballscrew removed) ...

Building a mini V8 engine from scratch takes serious machining skill, and every step shows it. The lathe shapes the cylinders ...

Do you need a practical, useful and fun project for a young hacker who is under your wing? How about letting them get a bit of electronics experience snapping together a LittleBits little lathe to ...

Myford lathes are widely used in model engineering to construct replica small trains "I'd always wanted to be an engine driver," says 72-year-old Bill Hall. "And the only way I could do that was to ...