6 Ways to Transform a Bowl into a Sleek Speaker
Upcycled salad bowls and cereal bowls make surprisingly chic speaker “boxes” for the clever audiophile maker.
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Turning Bats on a Human-Powered Lathe in the Dominican Republic
A member of Turners Without Borders brings his human-powered lathe to the Caribbean.
DiResta: Hardwood Mallet
In this episode of DiResta, master builder Jimmy DiResta makes mallet from hardwood on a vintage wood lathe. The result is a practical piece of art. If you’re a fan of woodturning, this episode is for you.
Pristine 1838 “Rose Engine” Lathe
A rose engine is a type of geometric lathe used to produce complex radial engravings called Guilloché, which are used both for decorative and security (i.e. anticounterfeiting) purposes. Those of you with more than $238,000 of disposable cash lying around may be irked to discover that the auction for this stunningly beautiful antique specimen is long closed. At least we can all still enjoy the gorgeous photographs…
A Foot-Powered Lathe
Youtube user QueticoChris uses an old cast-iron flywheel and vintage building techniques to design and make an efficient foot-powered wood lathe.
Gorgeous 1940s Lathe Restoration
Practical Machinist forum member macona restores a Monarch 10EE lathe. Hack-a-Day has the story, nicely summarized, indexed, and linked.
The Concrete Lathe Project
The origin of mechanical precision is a classic chicken-and-egg problem: If you need a precision machine tool to make a precision machine tool, where do precision machine tools come from, in the first place?
