Metalworking

The importance of the use of a

Lathe

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 Objective:
Recognize the importance of the use of a Lathe.

✓ A Short History of Lathes

✓ Industrial Applications of Lathes
✓ Small-Scale Uses of Lathes
✓ What is a Lathe Used for?

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 Lathes
A lathe is a simplistic device, designed to hold a section of material as a turning
tool carves, cuts or shapes it.

A lathe not only holds a workpiece, but also rotates it. This allows another part of the
machine, the head, to move along the workpiece, holding various cutting tools to shape
the workpiece.
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 A Short History of Lathes
Lathes, in some form, have been around since the Egyptians.

Two-person
lathe

Pottery wheel

Engine Lathe

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 Industrial Applications of Lathes

Driveshafts on cars Legs for tables

Today each industrial metalworking lathe is fully automated, with heads that
can hold multiple bits. This means that the same lathe can perform numerous
processes – rough bits for grinding out material, finer ones for refining parts,
even bits for sanding and polishing.
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 small-scale machines lathe

Heavy-duty, large-scale lathe

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 Small-Scale Uses of Lathes

Small-scale lathe

craftsman

Lathes on an industrial scale can be quite large, but a toolroom lathe tends to be a
somewhat smaller machine tool.

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 What is a Lathe Used for?
Replacement parts for old
cars

Pieces in wood

Pieces in metal, etc

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 Closing

Today we have recognized the importance of the use of a Lathe.

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