One of our favourite machines at the workshop, the Lathe! Also known as the ‘Mother of all Machining Tools’! And rightly so… Thanks to it’s varied functions, the lathe is a single machine that could essentially, build itself ie. a lathe has the ability to create a working version of another lathe! As a result this phenomenal machine, was known to jump start the Industrial Revolution.  It’s function  – it rotates a piece of metal or wood on an axis in order to perform various tasks like turning, facing, boring, drilling, reaming, broaching, lapping, milling, forming and so on. Here’s a picture of our lathe in action . . Photo Credit: @5anket . . . . . . . .