But when it comes to industrial machinery like metal lathes, there are other outlets that offer higher-end equipment than Harbor Freight. On the other hand, Harbor Freight's metal lathes don't ...

Where most homebrew lathes tend to be the bench top variety and feature cast aluminum parts, [Jornt] went with steel for his build, and a lot of it. The base and bed of the machine are welded from ...

The author’s Precision Matthews lathe, bolted to a steel bench, with plenty of space behind and to the left. Regardless of the type of machine, make sure to leave space to the left of the headstock.

After the war, it was sold for industrial use to Kobe Steel Ltd. in 1953. The lathe was later taken over by Kishiro Co., a machinery parts manufacturer based in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture.

A lathe is a machine tool used to curve metal and parts. Imported from Germany in 1938, it was used at the Kure Naval Arsenal and is the only large machine tool associated with Yamato that ...