Restoring an old lathe is a rewarding project, especially when working with a nearly 70-year-old machine that is still in great condition. This lathe, despite its age, is fully operational with no ...

In his retirement, former mechanic Steve Swift found a knack for refurbishing vintage chainsaws out of his Toutle home garage. He now owns more than 100 of the antique machines.

As the head machinist at one area seed packaging company will tell you, using antique tools brings some laughs and requires a lot of patience.

While a new 15-acre plant was abuilding, they scoured New England for old machine tools, cleaned up and in some cases rebuilt them in an old silk mill, rounded up skilled gunsmiths who had worked ...

Most tools wear out over time. This one’s only gotten better with age. Here’s how this century-old machine is making a modern comeback.

But despite my mechanical inexperience, I managed to find, clean and restore a 15-year-old Gaggia Classic espresso machine with just a few tools and a little patience.