Wood Turning Machines 303d Flashcards
A solid heavy base is desirable on a lathe because it?
dampens the vibrations
A standard wood lathe consists of a base and cabinet what else?
Motor
Headstock
Tool Rest
Tool Rest Base
Bed
Tailstock
What is the purpose of an indexing pin lock
Locks the pulley firmly in position at regular intervals for fluting or similar operations.
What happens if you forget to disengage the indexing pin and start the machine?
You may bend or break the pin.
How is the spindle in the headstock machined ?
Hollow and is machined with a Morse taper to accept a spur centre
How do you sharpen a spur center point?
Toss it in a drill turn at high speeds while bringing into contact with a spinning grinding wheel
Number of cutting jaws on a Spur centre
4
Describe outboard turning
Done on the left side(outside) of the headstock. this may be required if the piece you try to turn is to wide and would come in contact with the lathe bed.
What moves the quill in a Tailstock
Hand wheel
Why would you kerf the left end of a spindle blank ?
To help the insertion of the spur centre
How do you set a Spur Centre in you piece
1.Remove Spur Centre from spindle
2.Centre on kerfed end
3.Hit Spur Centre with a mallet
4.Make pencil mark where Allan key location is.(Spur can be removed and put back in exact same spot as needed)
How do you set a Dead Centre
- Start machine slow
2.Slowly feed Dead Centre into blank. - Back off about 1/8 turn
- Apply oil
Tool rest distance from blank ?
3mm above centre
3mm away from blank
Basic set of woodturning chisels would include?
Roughing gouge
Spindle gouges
Bowl gouges
Parting tool
Skewed parting tool
Round nose chisel
Square nose chisel
Spear point chisel
The degree of curvature in a gouge is known as the?
Sweep