We see a lot of CNC Machines here on Hackaday but not too many of them are lathe-based. [Jim] sent us an email letting us know his dissatisfaction regarding the lack of CNC Lathes and ...

Contrary to CNC Milling Lathe machining is for circular geometries (stock is commonly a solid/hollow ... Profile Roughing: The profile roughing pass shapes the workpiece along its contour, preparing ...

but it makes the process more repeatable and yields a smoother finish on the part. These features may not seem so alien to those used to working with modern CNC lathes, but to the vast majority of ...