The class "Calculations for Programming the Lathe" provides an in-depth explanation of various calculations necessary to determine tool positions on the lathe or turning center. Trigonometry and ...

with the z-axis as the center line. Lathes tools travel along a center line so we only need to worry about the amount of length our stock sticks out by to create our part then. Our tools will then be ...

A drive center (aka a spur center ... a tool rest is a flat platform connected to the central bed of a lathe where you place tools as you work. These removable platforms come in various lengths ...

Lets start by imagining we disengage and lock the rotating cutter in [Mehamozg]’s setup and run the lathe. If the tool is pointed directly at the center we are just turning normally.