We have to admit that our first thought on seeing a Frankenlathe made from old engine blocks was that it was a set piece from a movie like The Road Warrior. And when you think about it, the ...

It’s common wisdom that the lathe is the essential machine tool ... tend to be the bench top variety and feature cast aluminum parts, [Jornt] went with steel for his build, and a lot of it.

But when it comes to industrial machinery like metal lathes ... According to the parts and packing lists present in the owner's manual for each lathe, everything required for operation is included ...

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 ...