A Beginner Lathe Project - Making a Tap Follower

About

Metal lathe, milling machine, and machine shop work in my DIY garage home shop! Join me while we explore and learn about the incredible art of machine work. Machinists are the unsung heroes of our modern society. Somewhere, at the beginning of just about every modern convenience that we enjoy, is a skilled machinist. Whether it be making the tools we use, molds, parts, patterns, or any other number of essential tasks, machinists make the world go round. We will explore the roots of this great and noble profession in manual machining, and eventually even learn some of the modern magic of CNC machining! Who am I? I'm a hobby machinist, with a passion for old machine tools and manual machining. I am here to share and learn. Being self taught, much of my limited knowledge, has come from others sharing their experiences online, just as I am doing now. My hope, is that by putting my work in front of much more knowledgeable machinists, we can all learn something new together.