What are brake lathes?
Basically, the brake lathes are metal lathes designed to turn automobile brake drums and rotors, as well as a number of other items. While traditional metal lathes suspend a piece that will be horizontally processed between the rotating spindle and Tailstock, the brake lathes are somewhat different. The brake lathes have only a spindle and the item to be machined is suspended vertically.
As with traditional metal lathes, brake lathes use cutting bits mounted on the instruments to cut into a rotating piece of metal material. However, the bench codes do not have a traditional turning bed simply because it is vertically than horizontally vertically. Typically, the lathes of the bench type consist of a engine that drives a rotating spindle and moving tools and bit. For many traditional metal lathes, various tapering mountains are used for many traditional metal lathes, which are designed to fit into several sizes of brake rotors.
When operating a brakeThe lathe education is inserted into the center opening of the brake rotor and the rotor mounted on the gazebo is mounted on the spindle shaft and secured with a locking ring. The engine is on and the spindle rotates the rotor assembly at a predetermined speed. The tool A bit is maneuated to the site, either by hand by hand or mechanically to start scoring the rotor to remove rust, dirt and residues. Bits will also cut small grooves into the rotor. These grooves are necessary to ensure friction between the rotor and the brake pads necessary for good stopping power.
In addition to Bench brake lathes, there will have many repair equipment on cars that do exactly what the bench does. The brake lathes on the car are much more compact than stools and are designed as the name suggests, being mounted directly to the vehicle, usually on the wheel hub or brake calipers.
Although somewhat cumbersome and time -intensive assembly and settings, brake lathes on the car have two advantagescompared to table lathes. First, the lathes on the wheelchair reduce the rotor throwing, where the cut may not be deep or shallow to provide more uniform use of cutting bits on the rotor. The curly is simply an uneven rotor surface caused by imperfect machining or wear of the rotor and will result in braking in the brake pedal. Second, the lathes on the car eliminate the costs and time needed to take off the stuck or "captured" rotors, which is a common problem with abused or inferior brake systems.