by Michael Barnes | Oct 11, 2018 | Tips
In the days before the arrival of deadly Hurricane Sandy, you crawl up to the top of a mountain junk yard amidst a motley collection of machine tools and 3000 rotting automobiles to claim your prize – a 13” “Roundhead” LeBlond Regal lathe. You drag it home on a...
by Michael Barnes | May 9, 2018 | Tips
Who said machine shop hiring wasn’t fun? In a recent Practical Machinist thread that we will summarize so you don’t have to read the entire thing, a machine shop owner relays how he hired a motley machinist crew since the 1980’s. The poster suggested hiring from...
by Michael Barnes | Jun 1, 2015 | Tips
You want to buy a new car – manual or automatic transmission might be one of the first questions that you ask yourself. A stick shift (manual transmission) gives you more control and is less expensive. An automatic transmission is more expensive but is easier to use....
by Michael Barnes | May 14, 2015 | Tips
We at LeBlond are trying to build up our social media profile, so we started tossing around the idea of someone bringing in the family cat, sticking it on a LeBlond lathe, taking a photo and asking our Facebook friends to caption the photo. Thank goodness that gambit...
by Michael Barnes | Mar 21, 2015 | Tips
Lubricating the chuck to your engine lathe can be a tricky question. Lubrication like grease can attract chips and jam up your chuck. If you don’t lubricate something like a scroll chuck, chips from running the machine can collect and make turning the chuck wrench...
by Michael Barnes | Jan 10, 2014 | Tips
Here at LeBlond Ltd., we take pride in providing our customers with the highest quality metal-cutting lathes, grinders, mandrels and other related machine tool equipment. We also like to keep our customers and prospects informed with the latest news and information...
by Michael Barnes | Nov 6, 2013 | Tips
You’ve just purchased some of LeBlond’s cost-effective K.O. Lee Economy Mandrels. You’ve got either the expanding, solid or expanding-end mandrels and are using these tools to hold machined, component parts ready for milling, grinding or quality inspection. You made...
by Michael Barnes | Jun 26, 2013 | Tips
Even as adults, we get that feeling. That rush of excitement tingling up our spine when we hear the knock of the delivery person at our front door or we see the package waiting for us on our front steps. We got something we’ve been waiting for … it’s the beginning of...
