You can find might
variations of lathes within the metalworking field. You will feel that
some variations are not really that obvious, and other are more to a
niche area. For example, a centering lathe is a double head machine
where the work stays fixed and the heads move towards the workpiece and
machines a center drill hole in every end. The appearing workpiece
might then be used between centers for another operation. The usage of
the term metal lathe might as well measured to some extent outdated
these days, plastics and other composite materials are in huge use and
with appropriate modifications, the same principles and methods might
further be applied to their workholding machining as used for metal.
Center lathe
A
center lathe is other called engine lathe it might be considered the
basis for the metal lathe and is the kind of most normally used by the
general machinist or hobbyist.
Capstan lathe
The fresh name
for a capstan lathe used in workholding industry is a ram-style turret
lathe. A capstan lathe is a manufacturing machine, which combines the
features of the basic lathe along with a capstan style tailstock.
Turret lathe
A
turret lathe is a manufacturing machine, which to all appearances is
alike as the capstan, any how the turret slides straightly on the bed
rather than being fixed.
Combination lathe
A combination
lathe might introduce drilling or milling operations into the plan of
the lathe. These machines uses the carriage and topslide as the x and y
axis of the machine.
CNC lathe
CNC lathes are now fast
replacing the older production lathes such as multispindle, etc) due to
their simple method of setting and operation. They are intended to use
modern carbide tooling and fully uses modern processes.
