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• Tool Test: Heavy-Duty Benchtop Lathes

  by Tim Albers

  We test the new breed of midsize benchtop lathes, which have beefier castings, larger motors, and more swing over the bed than older midi-lathes. For furniture ...

• Tool Guide 2009

  by Fine Woodworking editors

  Free online extras from our newsstand-only publication featuring expert tool reviews, videos, and articles

• Tool Test: Heavy-Duty Lathes

  by Andy Barnum

  As interest in wood turning has grown, the lathes on the market have grown more sophisticated. Today's crop of heavy-duty lathes typically comes with electronic ...

• Video: Lathes for Turning Big Bowls

  with Andy Barnum

  See how today's heavy-duty lathes are designed to handle large-scale work from bed posts to big burls

• Head to Head: Midi-Lathes

  by Matt Berger

  Light-weight lathes from Rikon and Steel City Tool Works a good size for furniture making

• Book Review: Lathe Fundamentals

  by David Heim

  Popular Mechanics Workshop: Lathe Fundamentals, The Complete Guide

• Homemade Lathe on a Budget

  by Matt Berger

  Retired engineer builds a bowl-turning lathe from scrap parts and a headstock purchased on eBay

• Video: A Reliable Lathe Duplicator

  with Ernie Conover

  Reproduce matching parts on the lathe every time with Vega's duplicator

• Video: Powermatic Beefs Up Its Lathe

  with Ernie Conover

  A series of upgrades to the 3520 are handy for wood turners

• All About Lathes

  by Scott Gibson

• Tool Test: Midi-lathes

  by Andy Barnum

  Bench-size midi-lathes make cost and space less of an issue than in the past when deciding whether to add a lathe to your shop. In this article, students at the ...

• Basic Guide to Buying a Lathe

  by Jon Siegel

  As with buying any tool, it’s the economies you later regret, not the extravagances. Professional turner Jon Siegel tells you what to look for: The height and structure ...