by Michael Barnes | Aug 24, 2013 | Product Information
If you’re interested in improving productivity and saving money, you might want to invest in an Acu-Rite Digital Readout (DRO) as an accessory to your LeBlond RKL series manual lathe. A DRO is a precise measuring system that serves as a “communication device between...
by Michael Barnes | Aug 17, 2013 | Video
If you change out multiple tools on your manual lathe to work on multiple parts, you might want to purchase Aloris Quick Change Tool Post & Tool Holders as an accessory for your LeBlond RKL series lathe. Tool posts and tool holders are demonstrated in the...
by Michael Barnes | Aug 14, 2013 | Product Information
U.S. orders for new machine tools and related equipment dropped 5.8% last June to $426.83 million from the previous month, a 5.7% decrease from the June 2012 total, according to IndustryWeek. The total U.S. year-to-date orders for 2013 were $2,538.55 million, a 5.7%...
by Michael Barnes | Aug 12, 2013 | Video
Larry (“LarGrin” as he is known on AOL) is a retired machinist living in West Virginia. He recently shot some video of his grandson running a classic LeBlond Regal lathe. In the video above, Larry’s grandson is working on a little steam engine....
by Michael Barnes | Aug 10, 2013 | News
In our first post, we detailed the history of K.O. Lee until 1941 when the company moved into a new 35,000-square foot new facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota and changed their company name from K.O. Lee & Son Company to the K.O. Lee Company. At this time, the...