Alathe is amachinetool

that rotates the workpiece

on its axis to perform
various operations such as
cutting, sanding, knurling,
drilling, or deformation,
facing, turning, with tools
that are applied to the
workpiece to create an

Feasible
Typical
Shapes: Thin-walled: Cylindrical
Solid: Cylindrical

Part size: Diameter: 0.02 - 80 in

Materials: Metals
Alloy Steel
Carbon Steel
Cast Iron
Stainless Steel
Aluminum
Copper
Magnesium
Zinc

Surface finish - Ra: 16 - 125 in

Tolerance: 0.001 in.
Max wall thickness: 0.02 - 2.5 in.
Quantity: 1 - 1000
Lead time: Days
Advantages: All materials compatible
Very good tolerances
Short lead times
Disadvantages: Limited to rotational parts
Part may require several operations and machines
High equipment cost
Significant tool wear
Large amount of scrap

Applications: Machine components, shafts, engine components

Ceramics
Composites
Lead
Nickel
Tin
Titanium
Elastomer
Thermoplastics
Thermosets

2 - 250 in
0.0002 in.
0.02 - 80 in.
1 - 1000000
Hours

BED

The bedis a robust base that

connects to the headstock and
permits the carriage and tailstock
to be moved parallel with the axis
of the spindle. This is facilitated
by hardened and ground bed
wayswhich restrain the carriage
and tailstock in a set track. The
carriage travels by means of
arack and pinionsystem . The
lead screwof accurate pitch,

HEAD STOCK

 The headstock is required

to be made as robust as
possible due to the cutting
forces involved, which can
distort a lightly built
housing, and induce
harmonicvibrations that
will transfer through to the

CARRIGE

A metallatheor
metalworkinglatheis a
large class
oflathesdesigned for
precisely machining
relatively hard materials. ...
These rigid machine tools
remove material from a
rotating work piece via the

TAIL STOCK

Tailstockused for drilling.

Atailstock, also known as a
footstock, is a device often
used as part of an
engineeringlathe, woodturninglathe, or used in
conjunction with a rotary
table on amilling machine.
It is usually used to apply

CHUCK

Achuckis a specialized type

of clamp. It is used to hold an
object with radial symmetry,
especially a cylinder. In drills
and mills it holds the rotating
tool whereas inlathesit
holds the rotating workpiece.
On alathethechuckis
mounted on the spindle
which rotates within the

FEED SCREW

ascrewthat
impartsfeedmot
ion

HAIF NUT LEVER

The mechanism inside can also

engage the screw cutting feed
and various powered tool
feeds, should they be fitted. ...
Virtually all screwcuttinglatheshave what is
commonly-called a "half-nut"
lever that closes down one and
sometimes two halves of
asplit nutto grasp the lead

BACK GEAR

As its name implies ,

back Gear is
agearmounted at the
backof the headstock
(although in practice it is
often located in other
positions) that allows the
chuck to rotate slowly

GEAR TRAIN

Alathe is a machine tool

that rotates the work piece
on its axis to perform
various operations such as
cutting, sanding, knurling,
drilling, or deformation,
facing, turning, with tools
that are applied to the work
piece to create an object

TOOL POST

a slotted or
channeledpostor
analogous part in
alatheor other
machinetoolin
which the
cuttingtoolis