History of Lathe from Beginning of Machine Tool Invention

LATHE – Longitudinal Axis Tool Holding Equipment Lathe – Introduction Lathe is a machine widely used for wood works and machining of metal parts. Lathe is a machine which turns the work piece against a machine tool. The Lathe is used for facing, turning, knurling, taper cutting, threading, gear cutting and many other metal and […]

How to Maintain Your Lathe Machine for Long Lasting Performance?

Lathes are the popular tools used in workshops. These can efficiently shape harder objects like wood, metals, plastics, glass etc. The earlier lathes were simple manual operated machines that were capable of forming only cylindrical components. But the modern machines are designed with advanced technologies and are much efficient devices which can be used to […]

Essential Components of an All Geared Lathe Machine

Lathe machine that was developed in earlier period of time was only a simple manual operated machine equipped with basic features for ordinary material reshaping tasks. The earlier lathe machines were capable of just reshaping and forming the cylindrical components out of hard materials like wood, plastics, metal and so on. But later on with […]

How to select a Lathe Machine for your Requirements?

Lathe is a machine tool used to carve axis symmetrical objects. Shaping hard objects like metals, wood or glass is for what a lathe machine is generally employed in various industries. However apart from shaping and cutting, lathe can also used for several other tasks too which include functionalities like drilling, turning, knurling, grooving, threading […]

Parts of a Light Duty Lathe Machine and its Operation

A light duty lathe machine is designed for small scale jobs at workshops and tool rooms. One can easily turn, drill, groove, shape, cut, knurl and create threads on the harder metal or wooden surfaces by using a light duty lathe at a workshop. As designed for small-scale industries and workshops, this is usually a compact machine […]

Significance of Heavy Duty Lathe Machine in Industrial Processes

The lathe is basically a machine that is used for shaping materials like wood or metal, by revolving it quickly along its axis, while pressing a fixed cutting, or grinding tool against it. Lathes help to produce accurate and uniform grooves around the surface of the material. A wide range of lathe machines are available […]

A brief Description about All Geared Lathe Machine

The all geared lathe machine is mainly used for executing various metal shaping tasks in different industries. They basically have a gear box with lead screw and feed shaft that increases its machining capacity. The wide range of all geared lathe machines includes light duty, medium duty, heavy duty and extra heavy duty. A light […]

Benefits of Using a CNC Lathe

A CNC or computer numerically controlled lathe is the most modern type of lathe available nowadays. It has a very different and much simpler way of setting and operating the machine, and also incorporates highly advanced methods and processes. In fact they have now rapidly replaced the earlier types of lathes in several production units […]