Which to buy first, a lathe or a mill? It’s a tough question for the aspiring home machinist with limited funds to spend on machine tools, but of course the correct answer is a lathe. With a lathe, we ...

Inside the GMT Manufacturing Co., a machine shop on West Street in Plantsville, a man wanders aisles of World War II-era equipment looking for new ways to make old machine tools useful. That man is ...

This historic Arkansas mill still grinds flour the same way it did 150 years ago, offering visitors a fascinating glimpse into traditional craftsmanship.

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...