metalworking machines and tools

Hi guys, here is a link to the rebuild of my other lathe, a 13" geared head Covmac, made during WW2, not in Coventry, but in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, UK, by P&C Garnett, a textile machine manufacturer, as war work. I would be interested to know if any Covmac lathes made it to the USA...

Hello, I just got a new grizzly micro lathe and was wondering what all might be needed for a "basic" setup. I plan to mostly do small projects, pens, rings, threads and so on. What tools would be best for setup and would come in handy? I'm coming from more of a 3D printing background, witch is...

I reclaimed some aluminum from a casting from a Hobart Meat Saw. the part is considered consumable by the manufacturer, so i get about 6 or 7 of these castings a year on average i have used the aluminum for all kinds of beating devices and press plates and spacers. this time a clamping pallet...