Twelve-thousand years ago, people in a coastal village in the Levant used stone weights on their spindles to spin thread faster and more evenly—and, some archeologists are arguing, in the process they ...

Fanuc’s arbitrary speed threading option allows operators to override the spindle speed during threading, to control chatter. Fanuc America Corporation is expanding the availability of its arbitrary ...

Over 100 perforated pebbles from a site near the Sea of Galilee showcase an early instance of the tech that reshaped humanity. Reading time 3 minutes The wheel was such an important innovation for ...

An electronic leadscrew is an increasingly popular project for small and mid-sized lathes. They do away with the need to swap gears in and out to achieve the proper ratio between spindle speed and ...