Metal Lathes Introduction

If you've been in business for a while, you might have heard of metal lathes, however if it's the first time you get to hear this phrase, let me explain what they are. You never know when you might need to buy one or make use of one.

In a nutshell, a metal lathe is a machinery equipment that can remove parts of a work item by cutting that part away. Also it is used to turn manually the metal to form it into various exact shapes. Initially it was used for industrial purpose for cutting difficult to cut metal parts. Nowadays, however, as there are many hobbyists that realized the use of such tool, it is used in a wide variety of applications and can cut almost every type of material existent today. For example you can use the metal pieces created with it for at tractor, a boat, a car or any other motorized machine or vehicle.

Initially lathes were very popular in the 19th and the 20th centuries at various blacksmith shops, however today they are used by many more people in a wider range of applications than during those historical times.

You can find it in several different types, including a center lathe, a turret lathe and a capstan lathe. Below are the descriptions of each of these.

Center Lathe

This is maybe the most common type, as this is the basis for the metal lathe. It is mostly used by hobbyists and various machinists. If you ever come across a metal lathe, the center lathe could be easily the first type you will ever see.

Capstan Lathe

The capstan lathe is basically a production machine that is a combination of the actual lathe and a capstan head with a set of various depth stops that are mounted on a turret face each.

Turret Lathe

This is looking almost the same as the capstan lathe, however it works a bit differently. You can easily perform various machine operations such as reaming, drilling and boring.

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