It’s easy to cut bolts and small machine screws to length. On the other hand, there isn’t any job so small or simple that it can’t be done wrong, and this is a classic example. Get it right, and you ...

It’s not news that Leonardo DaVinci was somewhat ahead of his time, and over the centuries many of the creations in his sketchbooks have been created and proved quite functional. The guys from the ...

Roy Underhill shows how to use an 1889 foot-driven metal working lathe. Make your own darn metal screws with this 1889 foot-powered lathe! Roy shows how to cut perfect threads, cones and tapers in ...

IT is possible that many who possess a screw-cutting lathe with a leading screw of so many threads to the inch may wish to use it for cutting millimetre screws. While, of course, it is too much to ...

Twist drills do not make accurately sized or good finish holes; a reamer of some type is often used to cut the final size and finish. A reamer will not make the original hole; it will only enlarge a ...

Grooving or recessing operations, sometimes also called necking operations, are often done on workpiece shoulders to ensure the correct fit for mating parts. When a thread is required to run the full ...