Students will design and turn a chess piece using the CNC Lathe. These pieces were made by DCG middle school students. The DCG CNC Lathe station with computer used to design chess pieces and operate lathe. Click TV or Here  to watch lathe cut piece. (Download REALPLAYER  HERE  to watch the video demonstration.) Extra chess pieces will be cut by the students to make a class chess set.     ^ Chess Pieces by DCG seventh graders.           ^ A Chess Piece in the CNC Lathe.          Chess Pieces by DCG Middle School students. DCG Middle School CNC Lathe used to form chess pieces and chess sets by the seventh graders. This is the computer screen used to transfer the files to the lathe and operate the lathe.