Producing a quality part on a lathe means knowing the end results needed and applying appropriate application of the tool.
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Check Out This Must-Read Machine Shop Hack
Your K.O. Lee tool & cutter grinder's workhead is locked up. You're staring down a bill of around $30k for a new machine that is used to sharpen, shape and recondition cutting tools such as drills, milling cutters, reamers, taps and others. But here's the...
A Drill Press That Erases Memories
Watching the video below causes amnesia. After viewing LeBlond Service Manager Christopher Smith give an overview of our new radial drill press, you will forget everything you thought you knew about LeBlond. https://youtu.be/JnajHs7gq3s This isn't just another...
Tips for Minimizing Downtime
Are you on the cutting edge when it comes to sharp tooling? Dull and damaged tooling can create scrap and downtime if not properly monitored and replaced. Learn how to stay on the cutting edge with these four tips.
Can You Ace Our Lathe Terms Quiz?
Do you have what it takes to ace our machinist terms quiz? Test your lathe knowledge.
LeBlond Machine Tool Shipping | VIDEO
Get ready for an inside look at how LeBlond handles machine shipping — from protecting every metal surface to their signature "load and protect" method that keeps your investment safe from dock to dock. https://youtu.be/DNS_PuzwFJE LeBlond Service Manager Christopher...
Choosing the Right Chuck for Your Surface Grinder
What do you put in a machinist’s stocking this holiday season? We at LeBlond don’t advise stuffing the Christmas stocking with small gifts or candy. Put a chuck for a K.O. Lee grinder in the stocking instead! And what specific chuck do you need for surface grinding, a...
LeBlond’s End-of-Year Machine Tool Blowout
Are you, a machinist or machine tool educator, ready for an end-of-the-year STEAL of STEEL? Steely new LeBlond and K.O. Lee machinery for your machine shop or classroom? What’s the steal, exactly, you ask? Halloween without candy? Thanksgiving without a cooked bird?...
Four Ways to Improve Machining Productivity
A place for everything and everything in its place. In the machine shop, it couldn’t ring truer. Here are four ways metalworking machinists can better organize their workspaces for improved efficiency and productivity: