Top Safety Tips for Lathe Machinists
Stay Safe, Machine On, With These Lathe Safety Tips Most safety precautions machinists take today are a result of someone learning from a past mistake or oversight. Those lessons are passed down from old-timers to green newbies, as well as through industry...
LeBlond Christmas Cards That Save You Major Cash!
We have cards. We have Christmas cards. We have Christmas cards celebrating an in-stock machine sale! These are cards a shop machinist can send to their buyer or procurement specialist, asking for much-needed equipment at a discounted price before year’s end. To recap...
Need Parts? Check Out Our Christmas List!
Need LeBlond, K.O. Lee, Standard Modern, Deka Drill or Johnson Press parts? Then contact LeBlond by year's end and get a substantial discount. We’ll fill you in on the exact percentage off when you call or fill out a parts request form. To celebrate this sale, we...
5 Telltale Signs of Tool Wear Every Professional Machinist Should Recognize
Signs of Tool Wear Machinists strive for perfection in every cut. Even the slightest deviation in precision metalworking can mean the difference between a flawless part and costly rework. Tool wear is inevitable, but early detection and correction can save valuable...
Spin the Wheel & Win Big on Machine Tool Parts
Forget Pat Sajak. This isn't your grandmother's game show. LeBlond is turning parts procurement into a high-stakes game where machinists win the most. Call us or submit an online quote request to reveal your mystery discount percentage on genuine parts for LeBlond...
LeBlond’s In-Stock Machinery Sale Is All Math & Miracles
LeBlond has a 12% off in-stock machinery sale to close out 2025. Why twelve? Because twelve is perfect. Literally. It's one of only two perfect numbers in mathematics under 30. It's divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. Twelve apostles. Twelve tribes of Israel. Twelve...
Mastering Machining Feeds, Speeds, and Depth of Cut
Don’t Get Haunted by Flawed Lathe Practices Even the most experienced machinist can be haunted by ghosts of poor performance — chatter marks that refuse to vanish, overheated tools that wear out too soon, or parts that just won’t meet spec. In the spirit of Halloween,...
Your Cuts Look Like Garbage. Here’s Why.
You fire up your lathe. Load your workpiece. Make the cut. And it looks like someone dragged a jackhammer across the surface. Welcome to chatter marks. The universal sign that your gibs are shot. Most machinists don't think about gibs until it's too late. They blame...
LeBlond Is Your Large Lathe Machine Supplier
Large lathes are engineered to tackle the most demanding machining tasks, making them indispensable for industries that require the handling of oversized and heavy duty jobs. Big bore lathes, in particular, are designed with the power and precision needed to machine...
5 Tips to Manage Tool Overhang in Lathe Metalworking
Complex machined parts often require multiple steps for turning, boring, facing and finishing for final part production or assembly. Thankfully, lathes can handle many of the different cutting processes from start to finish.