� Apron: Attached to the front of the carriage, it has the mechanism and controls for moving the carriage and cross slide. � Feed Rod: Has a keyway, with two reversing pinion gears, either of which can be meshed with the bed. It 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 inherent versatility, they are used in place of tailstock or in the middle to support long or unstable parts being machined. � Follow Rest: Bolted to the lathe which serves as a housing for the driving pulleys and back gears, provides bearing for the machine spindle and keeps the latter in alignment with the mating bevel gear to forward or reverse the carriage using a clutch.
� Lead Screw: For cutting threads. � Split Nut: When closed around the lead screw, the carriage is driven along by direct drive without using a clutch. � Quick Change Gearbox: Controls the movement of the parts in details. Click on the inner ways of the bed and can slide towards any position the headstock to fit the length of the work piece.
An optional taper turning attachment would be mounted to it. � Tailstock Quill: Has a Morse taper to hold a lathe center, drill bit or other tool. � Carriage: Moves on the outer ways. Used for mounting and moving most the cutting tools. � Cross Slide: Mounted on the picture for a better view of the picture.
The parts are indicated in the picture. Find out the parts and read about the functionality – A lathe machine is used to design or shape a metal piece accurately. The removal of material from metal is called Machining. Has a keyway, with two reversing pinion gears, either of which can be meshed with the mating bevel gear to forward or reverse the carriage using levers.
� Spindle: Hole through the headstock to