[This Old Tony] is no stranger to quality tools, but he started on a mini lathe. Nostalgia does not ... The verdict on the lead screw and thread dial is that you get what you pay for and this ...

This isn’t some ‘slap on some steppers‘ type of project, it’s a full-fledged build capable of tight tolerances and threading. The project is based on a 7×12 Mini Lathe. There are several ...

Threading is one of the most automated programming tasks in modern machine shop, yet it could be one of the more difficult operations done on a CNC lathe. Initially, it may seem an easy procedure to ...