Engineering Introduction to the lathe

Today we got introduced to the lathe. A lathe is a machine used to shape metal or other materials. How this work is your piece of material will go into the chuck and it will rotate while you push your cutting tool in to cut of materials. The main points that we talked about were turning down and facing off. Turning down is a form of cutting which is used to create rotational parts by cutting away. Faceoff is when you put your material on the chuck and the lathe cutting tool is used to level the ends. Wear safety glasses when you're using the lathe because the excess material you cut of can hit you in the eye

 
How to set up a Lathe