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.

and bench lathe machines. The most significant difference between the two Central Machinery precision benchtop mini lathes from Harbor Freight is the "distance between centers" measurement.

See It Our Ratings: Ease of Use 4.5/5; Operation 4.8/5; Build Quality 5/5; Value 4.5/5 The first thing we noticed upon unboxing the Grizzly wood lathe was its heft! This is a well-built machine ...