タイトルまたは説明

Description:
A horizontal lathe is a machine tool designed to cut different profiles in revolving steel or wood workpieces. A lathe typically consists of a precision machined bed or base with a drive mechanism and headstock at one end and a supporting tailstock at the other. The workpiece is help firmly in the headstock and rotated rapidly around its own axis. A suitable machine tool is then brought to bear against the workpiece which cuts the required profile. The horizontal lathe is used extensively in high precision machining operations and is available in a wide range of sizes and designs.

   Lathes have been in use in various forms for centuries and have come to represent one of the cornerstones of precision engineering. In the case of the horizontal lathe, the nomenclature is meant to differentiate between lathes with horizontal or vertical workpiece orientation. Lathes are all constructed and function according to a basic common principle. A workpiece is clamped in a rotating drive head known as a headstock which is driven by a motor. A suitably profiled cutting tool is then pressed against the workpiece to make a corresponding cut.

Application:

The horizontal lathe can be used to cut cylindrical shapes from square stock or cut decorative profiles such as those seen on table legs, lamp stands, pens, and chess pieces. Precision engineering parts such as engine components, spherical joints, medical equipment, and aircraft parts are also turned on horizontal lathes. As a matter of fact, almost all steel and wood products which feature shoulders, tapers, grooves, or other intricate profiles can be produced on these machines. Even hollow cup shapes can be turned on a lathe.