What is an automatic lathe?
Automatic lathe or machine lathe, units are lathes that are fed commands from a computer or control panel and then operate automatically. Although these lathes can work on different materials, they are mainly made for working with metal. The typical design of the automatic lathe includes six spindles that allow the lathe to work on six metal at the same time. Common operations for the machine lathe include forming shapes and tools and placing metal into screws and drills. This starts by attaching the material to the lathe through two connectors. The strot is only automatic in that the material automatically spins with connectors. Cutting is done manually through a worker moving with a cutting unit in and out against the material to form the shape of the material. The operator places the metal in the machine lathe and then inserts commasnds via the control unit. After entering commands, the machine lathe is guided by instructions and creates a piece according to the specified measurements. UnlikeFrom manual lathes, automatic lathes are not made for low -volume jobs. All machine lathes are made to produce medium low equipment.
The material on which an automatic lathe can be used changes, including wood, metal and glass. Most mechanical lathes are not made for wood or glass; Most of them are created to work with metal. This is mainly because the metal is harder to work with and is the most used material in high volume production.
Unlike most lathes that are made to hold one or two pieces of material, it is a common configuration for the automatic lathe to hold six pieces of material. All six slots may not be filled in to make the lathe function, so small work can be done by large tasks. With most units, lathe can be made to create a completely different shape for each piece of material heldin the lathe.
Two common operations for automatic lathe are shaping and threading. The shape is used to create metal tools or to create components for larger machines. The lathe will dig into the metal to create any shape that the operator needs. The thread unit creates fibers in materials, such as those found on screws or drill bits.