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A lathe is used to create wooden objects such as: vases, candlesticks, ta-
ble legs, tops, toys, etc. In fact, a motor rotates a piece of wood secured
between two points. An adjustable tool holder is used to support the blade
of a turning tool that the user approaches to the rotating piece. Turning can
also be performed on a single point (frontal turning) in order to increase
the turning diameter and produce bowls for example. Some lathes provide
a turning motor to free the lathe bench.
The main turning tools are gouges and chisels (rough-turning, profiling gouges, cross-
cut chisel, truncation tool)
The tools must be sharp; for sharpening purposes, a wheel stand equipped with a fine-
grain grinding wheel must be available.
The speed control, if your machine has this equipment, enables you to adapt the
speed to the material you are working with.
Plus le matériau à travailler est dur , plus le diamètre est important et plus la
vitesse de rotation doit être lente
Ensure that the piece of wood does not contain any metal (nails, screws, etc.)
Always ensure that the piece you are working with is properly fixed so that it does not
vibrate.planing.
Start up the machine at its maximum speed before starting to work on the piece
It is necessary to start by rolling the wooden piece using a rough-turning gouge. In
this way, the curvature defect is eliminated in several passes. The profiling is then
performed to give the wood the desired shapes
So-called «copier» devices are available to produce the same object several times,
such as staircase balusters, for example.
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