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A lathe center, often shortened to center, is a tool that has been ground to a point to accurately position a workpiece on an axis. They usually have an included angle of 60°, but in heavy machining situations an angle of 75° is used.
Dead center (the conical piece) mounted in the spindle of a lathe and being used to support a workpiece being driven by a carrier setup
Dead center (the conical piece) mounted in the spindle of a lathe and being used to support a workpiece being driven by a carrier setup
Revolving (live) center (top) Dead center with carbide insert (bottom)
Revolving (live) center (top) Dead center with carbide insert (bottom)
Turning between centres
Turning between centres
Lathe
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A lathe is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, threading and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis.
Modern metal lathe
Modern metal lathe
A watchmaker using a lathe to prepare a component cut from copper for a watch
A watchmaker using a lathe to prepare a component cut from copper for a watch
Lathe turned pillars at Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
Lathe turned pillars at Chennakeshava Temple, Belur
A craftsman working a chair leg on a lathe
A craftsman working a chair leg on a lathe