When turning wood on a lathe, each workpiece is mounted between ... like a chair leg or spindle. With the help of calipers, a parting tool can carve these indicator grooves to a precise diameter ...

Some smaller machines, such as watchmaker’s lathes, can be stored in a cabinet ... You need room for long stock to protrude through the spindle. If you’re limited to only working on stock ...

If you do decide to get your own lathe, please be safe with it. A dust mask or respirator is needed for woodworking so you don’t inhale wood particles ... caught up in the spindle.