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How is work held in a lathe?

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There are various ways for a lathe to hold its workpiece.

  • The workpiece could be held between centers from the spindle and tail stock
  • It could be gripped in a chuck
  • A faceplate could be used and the workpiece is screwed, bolted or clamped to it.
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a lathe is a woodworking or metalworking rapidly turns the items to be lathe,

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