If you’re planning to make a metalworking lathe out of a CNC milling machine, you probably don’t expect getting a position sensor to work to be your biggest challenge. Nevertheless, this was [Anthony ...

Woodturning isn’t just my craft, it’s my obsession. Watch me turn simple timber into elegant, hand-turned art. In this woodworking video I use a woodturning lathe to turn some coloured pencils cast in ...

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Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www ...

Woodworking is a wonderfully gratifying hobby that allows for creativity while also demanding precision. For those getting started with woodturning, the right lathe can make all the difference. Here, ...