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Technical English. The Centre Lathe. The Centre Lathe. The Centre Lathe is used to maunfacture cylindrical shapes from a range of materials including steels and plastics . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Technical English
The Centre Lathe
The Centre Lathe The Centre Lathe is used to
maunfacture cylindrical shapes from a range of materials including steels and plastics.
The Lathes may be Manual Lathes (operated directly by poeple) or CNC Lathes (computer controled
Lathes).
That have been programed to carry out a particular task.
The Lathe can be: Manual Lathes or CNC Lathes
Parts of the Centre Lathe
The ChuckThis holds the material that is going to be shaped
The Headstock This can be opened,
revealing an arrangement of gears. These gears are sometimes replaced to alther the speed of rotation of the chuck.
How to control it?
Gear Levers
They are used to change the speed of rotation of the chuck.
Inside the Headstock Inside the
hesdsotck are the Lyra (a group of Gears), the Spindle and the Pulleys.
They rotates the chuck at high speed.
The Tool Post & The Lathe Bed
• It holds the cutting
tool
• This is the base of the
machine.
The Guard & The Emergency Stop
They are both to protect the person that is using the centre lathe.