Kent USA offers: Lathes can be divided into three types for easy identification: engine lathe, turret lathe, and special purpose lathes. Some smaller ones are bench mounted and semi-portable. The larger lathes are floor mounted and may require special transportation if they must be moved. Field and maintenance shops generally use a lathe that can be set by just the levers, eliminating the need and hassle of change gears.
This model is a favorite with small tool rooms and many technical schools. All of our lathes are backed by our 15-month warranty. Kent USA metal lathes have the features you want with the precision and reliability you can depend on for all your turning needs. Our RML and ML-series metalworking lathes come with a full solid cast iron machine base for maximum rigidity, plus a front pull-out chip tray for easy maintenance.
ML-series lathes have 3” spindle bore, 2-speed tail stock, and 3-position longitudinal feed stops – it’s the ideal lathe for the demanding workshop. For smaller turning needs, look to our TRL-series lathes. Its small size combined with a full solid cast iron machine base for maximum rigidity, plus a front pull-out chip tray for easy maintenance.
ML-series lathes have 3” spindle bore, 2-speed tail stock, and 3-position longitudinal feed stops – it’s the ideal lathe for the demanding workshop. For smaller turning needs, look to our TRL-series lathes. Its small size combined with a full universal gearbox means the full range of materials.
In machining jargon, where the larger context is already understood, they are usually used in Assyria, India and ancient Greece. The lathe was very important to the invention of other machine tools.[1] The ancient Chinese dating to the Warring States era also used rotary lathes to sharpen tools and weapons on an industrial scale.
[2] A metal lathe or metalworking lathe is a large class of lathes designed for precisely machining relatively hard materials. They were originally designed to machine metals; however, with the advent of plastics and other materials, and with their