The guide bushing is the defining characteristic of the Swiss-type lathe. It provides support at the point of contact between the workpiece and the cutting tool, improving rigidity while reducing ...

His goal with the demo is to show that chatter comes from continued excitation of a flexible beam, which in this case is a piece of stock in the lathe chuck with no tailstock support. The idea is ...

Some smaller machines, such as watchmaker’s lathes, can be stored in a cabinet ... the fewer issues you’ll have with tool chatter. Mass also damps vibrations when turning stock off-center ...