Anyone ever made a camshaft? Practical Machinist
06/11/2015#0183;#32;In fact, it''s probably easier to setup for this job on a premodern manual lathe. 1) Mount the work to turn between centers. 2) Make a large diameter master cam with the same rise/angle profile of the desired camshaft cam lobe. This cam will be much quot;flatterquot; than the camshaft lobe.