| A metal lathe is general description for a hard machine | | | | of most normally used by the general machinist or |
| device made to remove material for a workpiece, by | | | | hobbyist. |
| the way of a cutting tool. They were intentionally | | | | Capstan lathe |
| intended to machine metals; any how, with the start of | | | | The fresh name for a capstan lathe used in |
| plastics and other substances, and with their inherent | | | | workholding industry is a ram-style turret lathe. A |
| versatility, they are used in a huge varieties of | | | | capstan lathe is a manufacturing machine, which |
| applications, and a broad range of materials. | | | | combines the features of the basic lathe along with a |
| You can find might variations of lathes within the | | | | capstan style tailstock. |
| metalworking field. You will feel that some variations | | | | Turret lathe |
| are not really that obvious, and other are more to a | | | | A turret lathe is a manufacturing machine, which to all |
| niche area. For example, a centering lathe is a double | | | | appearances is alike as the capstan, any how the |
| head machine where the work stays fixed and the | | | | turret slides straightly on the bed rather than being |
| heads move towards the workpiece and machines a | | | | fixed. |
| center drill hole in every end. The appearing workpiece | | | | Combination lathe |
| might then be used between centers for another | | | | A combination lathe might introduce drilling or milling |
| operation. The usage of the term metal lathe might as | | | | operations into the plan of the lathe. These machines |
| well measured to some extent outdated these days, | | | | uses the carriage and topslide as the x and y axis of |
| plastics and other composite materials are in huge use | | | | the machine. |
| and with appropriate modifications, the same principles | | | | CNC lathe |
| and methods might further be applied to their | | | | CNC lathes are now fast replacing the older |
| workholding machining as used for metal. | | | | production lathes such as multispindle, etc) due to their |
| Center lathe | | | | simple method of setting and operation. They are |
| A center lathe is other called engine lathe it might be | | | | intended to use modern carbide tooling and fully uses |
| considered the basis for the metal lathe and is the kind | | | | modern processes. |