by Michael Barnes | Dec 10, 2013 | Product Information
When machining on your LeBlond RKL Series manual lathe, work that cannot be mounted between the lathe centers is usually held in a chuck. There are several different types of chucks. We will review the camlock model below. The 8” camlock chuck is a popular option for...
by Michael Barnes | Dec 19, 2013 | Product Information
Machine tool orders in the United States rose in October for the third straight month of increases. Orders for the entire year still lag behind 2012 domestic machine tool orders. Industry Week’s Robert Brooks details the USMTO report issued by the Association for...
by Michael Barnes | Dec 22, 2013 | Product Information
A suitable analogy for an out-of-balance spindle on a manual lathe is when you driving in your car and one of your car tires gets out-of-balance. Pretty soon, you might feel a slight vibration in the steering wheel as you are driving down the road. This vibration is...
by Michael Barnes | Dec 24, 2013 | News
The Monday before Thanksgiving, the people set out. You can call it a mission … a mission to brighten a family’s holiday at this time of year. Before, the Deacons of Eastgate Baptist Church in Cincinnati met with their wives and divided up a list of families who do...
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 | Jan 15, 2014 | Product Information
Orders for machine tool technology rose slightly in November 2013, up 0.6% from October for a total of $437.79 million, according to IndustryWeek. Writes Robert Brooks: The new result represents a 20.7% improvement over the November 2012 result, and it brings the...
by Michael Barnes | Feb 17, 2014 | Product Information
It’s a mixed bag for the machine tool industry and firms that produce cutting tools from recent analysis of December 2013 U.S. machine tool orders and domestic cutting tool consumption. On the bright side, U.S. machine tool orders finished strong in December 2013,...
by Michael Barnes | Jul 11, 2015 | Product Information
When it comes to the differences between a gearhead and Electronic Variable Speed (EVS) metal lathe regarding maintenance, the distinction comes down to whether you are comfortable with electronic error codes or actual parts themselves like gears. To begin with a...
by Michael Barnes | Feb 18, 2015 | News
From what I was told, two men with drawls marking them of Southern (United States) descent asked if the lathe had a “buckable chuck.” The Sales Manager explained that he wasn’t familiar with this machine tools expression. After some conversation with the customers,...
by Michael Barnes | Aug 19, 2015 | Product Information
The Regal is LeBlond’s Model T, a gamechanging product that served as the bedrock of the company’s fortunes. To continue a Ford motor analogy, LeBlond’s current metal lathe – the RKL – can be seen as the company’s Mustang, a model that adds flair and style to the...
