Lathe 101 (The Cannon Class) Precision on Southbend and Hardinge Lathes

Schedule

Sun Jan 25 2026 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

Location

Manchester Makerspace | Manchester, NH

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Intro class, learn metal lathe skills with brass, experience machine tools, learn best practices, learn a lifetime skills. Make a cannon!
About this Event

In this five hour class, you will learn basic lathing and build a small brass "salute" cannon to take home.

  • Setup tips & machining parts on the lathe, hands on.
  • Practice cutting brass with the manual lathe, using controls and dials.
  • Put theory into practice as you build a small cannon making it to the drawing.

Class includes all materials, including the cannon, trunnion and STL files to enable 3D-Printing either a "Army Carriage" or a "Navy Carriage"



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Where is it happening?

Manchester Makerspace, 36 Old Granite Street, Manchester, United States

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Tickets

USD 108.55

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