Lathes are usually used to turn metal, but internal keyways and splines are operations often performed with a broach. An older tool called a shaper would be perfect here, but shapers are ...

[Makercise] is fast approaching the end of his lathe build. We’re not certain if he’ll move onto the Shaper, mill, drill press, brake, etc. after finishing the lathe, but we’re hopeful.

Grinding, or abrasive machining, once performed on conventional milling machines, lathes and shapers, is now performed on various types of grinding machines. Grinding, or abrasive machining, once ...