Lathe Cutting Tools
May 20, 2011 by mathewa7
Filed under Small Business
A lathe is a tool that rotates a workpiece along an axis in order to perform a range of operations – sanding, knurling, deformation, drilling and of course cutting. This depends on the tools that are applied to the object – interchangeable attachments which can be used to provide various results. Because the workpiece will rotate along a certain axis, this means that by using the lathe you are able to give your material a symmetry around that axis.
Lathes are used for a range of purposes and with a range of materials. They are for instance used for woodturning, metalwork, glasswork and metal spinning. They can also be used to shape pottery and the most famous example of lathe probably is the potters wheel. Potter's wheels are in fact sometimes referred to as 'potter's lathes' but this term is also used for another device that is used for a different shaping process. On a potter's wheel the pot will spin and the potter will then use their hands in order to craft and shape the pot symmetrically rather than a tool in most cases. It is also possible to get ornamental lathes.
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