Examples of objects that can be produced on a lathe include candlestick holders, cue sticks, table legs, bowls, baseball bats, crankshafts and camshafts. The lathe is a very versatile and important machine to know how to operate. This machine rotates a cylindrical object against a tool that the individual controls.
The lathe is a machine tool which spins a block of material so that when abrasive, cutting, or deformation tools are applied to the block, it can be shaped to produce an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation. Most suitably equipped metalworking lathes can also be fed at an angle, relative to the axis of the work, for machining taper and angles.
On a lathe, the tailstock does not rotate. Instead, the spindle that holds the stock rotates. Collets, centers, three jaw chucks, and other work-holding attachments can all be held in spindle. The tailstock can hold tools for drilling, threading, reaming, or cutting tapers. Additionally, it can be shaped to produce an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation.
Most suitably equipped metalworking lathes can also be fed at an angle, relative to the axis of the work, for machining taper and angles. On a lathe, the tailstock does not rotate. Instead, the spindle that holds the stock rotates. Collets, centers, three jaw chucks, and other work-holding attachments can all be held in spindle.
The tailstock can hold tools for drilling, threading, reaming, or cutting tapers. Additionally, it can be shaped to produce an object which has symmetry about an axis of rotation. Most suitably equipped metalworking lathes can also be used to produce most solids of rotation, plane surfaces and screw threads or helices.
Ornamental lathes can produce three-dimensional solids of incredible complexity. The material is held in place by either one or two centers, at least one of which can be moved horizontally to accommodate varying material lengths. Examples of objects that can be produced on a lathe include candlestick holders, cue sticks, table legs, bowls, baseball bats, crankshafts and camshafts.
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