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What you use a wood lathe for?

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Can you use wood in a metal lathe?

It is possible considering the correct requirements.


What tools did a cabinet maker use in the 1800s?

hammers, saws, wood chisels, wood plains, gauges, foot operated wood lathe, etc.


What are the initial wood lathe tools a beginner would require?

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Why do people use a MyFold Lathe?

A MyFold is a popular brand of lathe. Lathes are used to shape and cut wood into particular designs to be used to assemble furniture or similar large products.


How does one use a woodturning lathe?

(Please note - the folllowing explanation is for wood latt NOT lathe) A piece of wood, fairly flexible, usually about two inches wide and about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick and as long as necessary. It is used for lattice work and is often found as a base for plaster walls in older homes.Wooden table legs are turned ona wood lathe - the wood lathe is used to make a square pole of wood round.How a wood lathe worksWood Lathe Basically, a small engine, usually electric, turns a set of gears. These gears are connected to more gears via a V belt (a loop of rubber, tightly on the two gears).The turning of the gears turns the lathe.Depending on what you are lathing, the actual setup of the cutting instruments varies. The best way to find out how to use a lathe is to go and take a course at TAFE.A lathe , as you most likely know, is a machine that spins a peice of wood at a high (or low ,depending on what you are carving) velocity. It consists a motor, tool rest, and peices of metal to hold the wood in place. The peices of metal used to lock the wood into place vary, depending on how it needs to be held. You use a chisle, (once again, different variaties of chisles) to carve the wood while it is spinning.


Which part of a wood turning tool is primary responsible for giving finish?

Its the chisel, or lathe chisel which is used to shape the wood as it spins horizontally in the lathe. Bed posts, table or chair legs and porch posts are some examples of items that can be turned on a wood lathe.


Where can one purchase a wood turning lathe?

One can purchase a wood turning lathe at several locations. One can buy a lathe at a large store, like Sears, or a woodwork store or at an auction site like eBay.


What is French for lathe?

The lathe (apparatus for turning wood or metal) is called "un tour" (masc.) in French.


Where does a lathe belong?

A lathe belongs in a woodturning shop that usually makes specialist furniture and wood railings


What makes up a lathe and plaster wall?

Lathe - narrow wood strips. Plaster - like cement, but not as hard.


What are face plates used for on the lathe machines?

On a wood turning lathe, the faceplate is screwed to the piece of wood, then the faceplate is held in place by the chuck. This facilitates free-wheeling the opposite end for such items as bowls. Almost similar to a wood turning lathe, the face plate on a metal lathe is a device that is used instead of a chuck. It allows a workpiece to be clamped or bolted to it for machining.