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11/04/2025

Here comes the November/December 2025 issue!

08/04/2025

The September/October 2025 issue is on the press! Check out the table of contents on our website:

From Art School Dropout to Machinist Sculptor CHRIS BATHGATE Band Saw Repair THEODORE R. MCDOWELL A Speedy Project BRIAN WEEKS A Working Model Bisschops/Sombart Engine - Part Three TED HANSEN First Gears - Part Two RONALD PIERIK From the Editor GEORGE BULLISS A Boring Series: Drill Sharpening and Gr...

05/22/2025

It's hard to believe that our July/August 2025 issue has been sent to the press! The full table of contents can be found on our website:

First Gears - Part One RONALD PIERIK The Not So Flat Vise HERB YOHE Book Review: A Machine Shop Companion for the Manual Vertical Milling Machine by Dale Grover GEORGE BULLISS A Working Model Bisschops/Sombart Engine - Part Two TED HANSEN From the Editor GEORGE BULLISS A Boring Series: Making Counte...

03/29/2025

Read the complete table of contents for the May/June 2025 issue on our website.

A Working Model Bisschops/Sombart Engine - Part One TED HANSEN Work Holding in the Mini-Mill: Modifying My Spin Indexer CHARLIE CRESWELL A Lathe Tooling Honing Machine - Part 2 GRAHAM MILLER From the Editor GEORGE BULLISS For the Digital Machinist: The MicroArc Rotary A Boring Series: Spade Drills a...

03/27/2025

The cover of our May/June 2025 issue.

02/12/2025

Our March/April 2025 issue is about ready to mail. Check out the table of contents!

A Lathe Tooling Honing Machine - Part 1 GRAHAM MILLER Tapping a Deep Hole AARON KOHLER Machining an MLA Saddle Shop BOB GUARNIERI Let Your Light Shine (at the correct angle) PAUL ANDERSON The Ultimate Vise Stop Part Four MICHAEL WARD From the Editor GEORGE BULLISS A Boring Series: Spade Drills and a...

12/31/2024

Dave Garrett's "Jeweler's File Handle" is our cover article in the February/March 2025 issue of Machinist's Workshop. The complete table of contents is available on our website here: https://machinistsworkshop.net/february-march-2025/. Happy New Year!

Table of Contents Jeweler's File Handle by Dave Garrett Pipe Taps for Blind Holes by Roger Taylor Brakes on a Dolly, Eventually by Carl Blum and Jamie George Cutting Small Tubes Precisely on the Lathe by James Donnelley A Project Box from Extrusions by R. G. Sparber A Versatile Work

12/30/2024

Good morning! Today and tomorrow are your last opportunities to save 20% on subscriptions and products* in our online store. Use promo code Holidays20 when you visit https://secure.villagepress.com/store/items/list/group/3. Thank you for your consideration! *Exceptions include tool sets and book sets.

11/30/2024

Michael Ward continues with his series for the Ultimate Vise Stop, and many other favorite authors have more projects and tips for you! The full table of contents is available online:

A Milling Attachment for the 10" Atlas Lathe PAUL KELLY An Alternate DRO Power Supply JIM TUCKER Cutoff Adventures HUGH MUIRHEAD The Ultimate Vise Stop Part Three MICHAEL WARD A Boring Series: A Very Common Twisting Problem CHUCK ST. LOUIS From the Editor GEORGE BULLISS Readers’ Forum For the Digi...

07/26/2024

Check out what's coming in the next issue of HSM!

The Ultimate Vise Shop Part One MICHAEL WARD Making a Tool Holder NOEL HENDERSON Mini-Lathe 500W BLDC (HiTorque) Conversion PHILLIP EDWARDS A Simple "Freelance" Stirling Engine MIKE MARSH A Boring Series – Part 11 An Alternate Method of Line Boring CHUCK ST. LOUIS From the Editor GEORGE BULLISS Re...

05/25/2024

Here's the eye-catching cover of our next issue, July/August 2024.

04/03/2024

Featured in this issue: "Hybrid Woodruff Keys" by Dr. Kurt Hillig. Also featuring "Vehicles In Miniature – The Machined Metal Art of Abraham Megerdichian" by Robert Megerdichian. Read with full table of contents on the website:

Mini-Mill Upgrades – Refurbishing Worn Slides and Bracing the Column TED HANSEN Easy Radiusing MARTIN GEARING My Patio Sculpture Project ELINOR FYFE Hybrid Woodruff Keys DR. KURT HILLIG Vehicles In Miniature – The Machined Metal Art of Abraham Megerdichian ROBERT MEGERDICHIAN A Boring Series –...