What Products are made by using a lathe?

Answer 1

You can make anything cylindrical in shape on a lathe providing it can be held safely in the chuck. It can be used to cut diameters, bores, faces and create tapers. With the use of a tail stock it can also be used to drill perfectly centred holes with minimal effort. Also on higher quality lathes diameters can be turned in or out of concentricity as the operator wishes with the use of a four jawed chuck. There is also no limit to what metal you can cut either as the spindle speed and feed can be altered to suit the material you are cutting from plastics to hard alloys. Examples of simple projects are hammers, plum-bobs , ashtrays and even fisherman's priests to name but a few.

Answer 2

Some examples of the types of products that can be made on a metal center lathe are (but not limited to):

• Shafts
• Bushings
• Sleeves
• Bolts
• Nuts
• Pistons
• Rams
• Pump parts
• Electric motor parts
• Aircraft parts
• Train parts
• Ship parts
• And many, many more

Some examples of the types of products that can be made on a wood lathe are (but not limited to):

• Wood Furniture legs
• Wooden bowls
• Art pieces

Answer 3

There are any number of items you can make on a wood lathe. It's going to depend on the size of the lathe, the materials available to you and your skill level.

On a larger lathe, (24" or better) you can start making things such as spindles for railings, balusters, table and furniture legs, any number of decorative items.

You can also make things such as Baseball bats, clubs, self-defense night sticks and such.

You can also go smaller and make items such as wood pens, fan pulls, wine bottle stoppers, yo-yo's and more. Just search around video sharing sites for "Lathe" and you'll find no end to the number of projects you can accomplish with a few tools and a lot of practice.

Answer 4

Round pieces of wood are made with a lathe. Products include table legs, porch railings, and dowel rods. Any three dimensional shape can be made with a lather.