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Turning and Lathe Basics Training Objectives After watching the video and reviewing this printed material, the viewer will gain knowledge and understanding of lathe principles and be able to identify the basic tools and techniques used in turning. • turning is defined and explained • critical lathe dimensions are detailed • stock holding methods are demonstrated • both external and internal turning processes are explained • numerically controlled lathes are examined • toolholding methods and turning parameters are detailed The Lathe Turning is one of the most common of metal cutting operations. In turning, a workpiece is rotated about its axis as single-point cutting tools are fed into it, shearing away unwanted material and creating the desired part. Turning can occur on both external and internal surfaces to produce an axially-symmetrical contoured part. Parts ranging from pocket watch components to large diameter marine propeller shafts can be turned on a lathe. The capacity of a lathe is expressed in two dimensions. The maximum part diameter, or swing, and the maximum part length, or distance between centers. The general-purpose engine lathe is the most basic turning machine tool. As with all lathes, the two basic requirements for turning are a means of holding the work while it rotates and a means of holding cutting tools and moving them to the work. The work may be held on one or by both its ends. Holding the work by one end involves gripping the work in one of several types of chucks or collets. Chucks are mounted on the spindle nose of the lathe, while collets usually seat in the spindle. The spindle is mounted in the lathes headstock, which contains the motor and gear train that makes rotation possible. Directly across from the headstock on the lathe is the tailstock. The tailstock can hold the work by either a live or dead center. Work that is held at both ends is said to be between centers. Additionally, longer workp