Motor: 2 HP, 220V, 1-phase, 8.6A Swing: 20-1/4" Max. distance spindle-to-table: 18-1/8" Table size: 9-1/2" x 31-1/2" Table travel (X-, Y-Axis): 22", 7-1/2" Head travel (Z-Axis): 13-3/4" ...

Ask anybody whose spent time standing in front of a mill or lathe and they’ll tell you that some operations can get tedious. When you need to turn down a stainless rod by 1/4″ in 0.030 ...

But many a hobbyist doesn’t have a mill. And if the polygon needs to be accurately centered, remounting the stock costs accuracy. [Mehamozg] demonstrates you can turn a polygon on a lathe.

The lathe is about 17 meters long, 5 meters wide and 5 meters high. It weighs an incredible 219 tons. It was used at a steel mill after the war and then taken over by Kishiro Co., a machinery ...