• 1. Speed Lathe
• 2. Bench Lathe
• 3. Toolroom Lathe
• 4. Capstan and Turret Lathe
• 5. Special Purpose Lathe
• 6. CNC Lathe
• 7. Engine Lathe or Centre Lathe
Speed Lathe
• A very high speed is available with this machine makes it suitable for wood working and polishing
• It does not have a carriage and feed mechanism. Instead the tool is supported on an adjustable slide and fed into the work by hand
Bench Lathe
• Bench Lathe is the small size lathe having all the features of a centre lathe or speed lathe
• It is usually mounted over the Bench
• Bench Lathe is suitable for small and precise work
Toolroom Lathe
• Toolroom Lathe is a precision lathe suitable for high accurate works and tool and die manufacturing
• Its bed and guide ways are made of hard steel ground with high accuracy
• Spindle and all other parts are made and assembled with high accuracy with precision bearings
• Along with all the features of a centre lathe, it will be provided with special attachments
Capstan and Turret Lathe
• These type of lathes are intended for repetitive mass production work
• A hexagonal turret head which can hold six tools at a time is the special feature of this machine.
• Each tool can be brought in to operation by rotating the turret head.
• This feature reduces considerable time for setting the tool and make it suitable for mass production work
Special Purpose Lathe
• Some of the example of special purpose lathes are : Wheel lathe, T-lathe, Missile lathe, gap bed lathe, duplicating lathe etc.
• These are specially designed for particular work
Automatic Lathe
• These are the computer controlled automatic machines called CNC Lathe
• Once the machine is programmed and the tools are being set, it will perform all the operation automatically
Centre Lathe
• Centre lathe also known as engine lathe is the most widely used general purpose machine.
• The bed is made of cast iron
• Spindle can be rotated at various speed by changing gears
• Feed mechanism enable the tool to be fed automatically
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