The Army is transitioning from training Soldiers on outdated machining techniques to training on current industry standard machining technology and equipment.

He coupled a beautiful 1949 Myford lathe with an Arduino, a stepper motor, and a handful of buttons to add some really useful capabilities to the antique machine.

These sets feature a manual lathe, drill press, and various hand tools. Both machining shop sets were acquired by the Army in the mid-to-late 1980s and are extremely outdated.

Apparatus Repair & Engineering relies on large manual lathes. There is no way to deny that machines driven by computer numerical controls are the most productive tools available to a shop, but there ...

[Ticktock34] shows off his skills on a WWII vintage manual lathe with a photo album of his .75 caliber miniature black powder cannon build.