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While we won’t argue the primacy of the lathe in the machine shop, this scratch-built, heavy-duty lathe gives the lie to the latter argument — almost. We’re used to seeing homebrew lathes ...
The author’s Precision Matthews lathe, bolted to a steel bench ... Using round bars and a prybar to move a large milling machine. Once in your shop, floor-standing machines can be moved with ...
From complex Swiss-type lathes to turning basics, we’ve rounded up 10 turning articles for both beginners and advanced ...
Don’t overlook controller options, process security options and coolant handling when staring down the line items of a new machine purchase.
To attract and assist outstanding experimentalists and hands-on undergraduate and graduate students, the physics department maintains a dedicated machine shop to support the research and teaching ...
The Machine Shop currently houses 16 manual lathes ... It also includes Computer Numerical Control (CNC) equipment, including a lathe and a milling machine, which are combined with CAD/CAM software to ...
The facility also houses a dedicated lathe for turning ceramic parts for multi-anvil experiments. The staff in the machine shop help to troubleshoot and maintain our equipment as well as helping to ...