[Tim Nummy] used his cheap, Chinese, bench mini-lathe to make a non-terrible mailbox flag holder (YouTube video, embedded below). Tim posts videos on his channel about garage hobby projects, many of ...

Instructables user Random_Canadian turned a power drill and miscellaneous other power tool parts into a functioning mini-metal lathe that can machine copper and aluminum. As assembled the mini-lathe ...

It’s a cliche that the only machine tool that can make copies of itself is the lathe. It’s not exactly true, but it’s a useful adage in that it points out that the ability to make big round things ...

I'm just curious, since I was doing some net searching, and you can buy a miniature lathe, great for small projects, for well under $1000, and for non-CNC miniature lathes, you can get one for less ...

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