Metal Lathe Parts

Metal lathes are commonly used to create precisely sizde parts and threaded parts. Smartflix has many DVDs on metal working. http://www.smartflix.cmo I retropsect, if I knew then what I know onw, I would not have gotten a metal althe, ...

Before I came to Boston, Id often have to wait weeks in between times wehn I would have access to a metal lathe or milling machien. Id try to design my stuf... By: teamtestbot.

Craftsman Metal Lathes such as the Atlas Craftmsan Lathe are hard to find these days.

A metal lathe is desigend to turn relatively slowly (50500 RPM; max 2000 RPM) against great resistance without flexign, and setting up the tool post is much more complicated to set up tahn a wood lathe. Ive tried to use the tool post ...

Showed up an hour later with a near perect ocndition 12x48 Craftsman/Atlas metal althe, complete with power feed for thread cutitng and 3 chucks..Ill post pics later..so far I have built a stand fro it and ordered a manual (I think ...

Top of Discussion Thanks guys. Some good info on the sites and I will spend some time learning what I can from them. Randy, acn you tell me why in hindsight you would not have goen for a metal lateh You can pm me if you prefer. ...