How Does A Wood Lathe Work?
A wood lathe works by spinning a wood workpiece quickly and using a cutting tool to remove wood uniformly from the diameter of the workpiece that is spinning. It can perform a “rough turn” and remove a substantial amount of wood all at once, or it can perform a “finish turn” to remove wood more smoothly. There are a number of tools that can be used with a wood lathe.
When using a wood lathe, an object must be placed into a chuck, and a tool must be fitted into the tool holder. When the chuck begins to spin rapidly, the carriage of the wood lathe moves the tool holder and shifts the tool down the spinning object gradually. This creates an even cut across the entire spinning object while the tool moves.
Wood lathes can also be used with a variety of different tools in the tool holders to create more customized and nuanced parts. A facing tool will create a smooth, straight surface on the wood when it is finished. A boring tool can be used, as with other applications, to drill a hole into the object being spun. All of these wood lathe tools have shapes and angles that allow them to modify the wood on which it is based.
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