Can you use a woodturning lathe for metals?
Can I turn metal pieces on a lathe that is for woods?
Why You Need Anodizing of Metals
Aluminium alloys are always an excellent choice of metal for home machining. It can be used on mini-lathe to make telescope parts or camera adapters and other helpful bits and pieces. But there is an unfortunate drawback in using aluminium this way. The key advantage and disadvantage of this metal is its relative softness towards [...]
