What is the headstock?
The lathe headstock is a gearbox that provides power and rotation to different parts of the lathe. The internally stagger usually contains the following main items: engine, spindle, transmission powered by belt and bearings of different sizes. The exterior of the lathe headstock can usually be identified using control levers, buttons or buttons. The Collet or the chuck used to grasp the material is protruded from the head headstock and completes the spindle assembly.
The electric motor is generally found in the base of the headstock. This usually provides a rotary power via belt for transmission. Once the gearbox is rotated, the different gears and/or pulleys are adjusted automatically or manually until the required spindle speed and rotary direction are reached.
Older lathes may not be easily adjustable. With them, the access panels on the lathe headstock will have to be removed so that the operator can be achieved by the wheels. After the availability of gears can be reconfigured to the desiredthe speed and direction of the spindle. Some computer numeric control (CNC) of the headstock may contain variable transmission, allowing the computer to change the speed and direction up or down as needed. Wood corners are similar to their siblings of the metal lathe, but the border of a wooden lathe will generally be a lighter construction.
Another style of the headstock is located on the turning. This Swiss style will have a sliding headstock designed to supply the storage material from the head towards the tool through the housing of the guide wire. Collet on the Swiss turning is located behind the guide.
Sometimes the clamp can be mounted at the end of the spindle tool; This allows you to turn larger parts. If the material has a small diameter and is lengthy, the hollow spindle and clamped with the carriage can be recessed. When most of the storage material is contained in the spindle, the surrounding headstock offers for the operaTora further protection. Some spindles could be narrowed so that the material with the center and lathe drive can be used to turn the material.
Traditional engine lathes can also have another gear system and a lead screw built into the headstock. This lead screw provides the lathe power and increases versatility. All headstocks in the lathe, regardless of design or style, should be equipped with an emergency stop.