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.