Component of Mini Wood Lathe Machine.

For a basic lathe and also including Mini wood lathe consist of  3 components which is Headstock, tailstock, and tool rest. Here are the function of each parts:




1) Headstock

Consist of the drive train, including the motor, pulleys, belts, and spindle, and for a right handed turner, will be located on the left end of the lathe. Mounted on the end of the headstock facing the tailstock is the spindle and the spur center or for face turning such as bowls and plates, or other flat or face work, the face plate assembly.

2) Tailstocks

Is the free spinning end of the lathe, and has the tailstock spindle and the cup center, as well as a hand-wheel or other feature for clampingor securing the work piece between the lathe centers.

3) Tool Rest

It is similar to a mechanical arm with a metal guide bar to support the chisel or knife used for turning the work piece. It usually can be adjusted by sliding the length of the bed at its base, with an intermediate arm that can swing from a parallel to a perpendicular position in relation to the lathe bed, and the upper arm, which holds the actual tool rest bar. This assembly has as many as three swivel joints, all of which tighten with a setscrew or clamp to keep it secure while turning is in progress.

Although some of the people feel that al the information above seems not important and a lot of them neglected on knowing it because what matter for them is they can produce wood product and that its. But believe me with this information you can know more on the capability of your machine without reading its manual; seriously. Beside that it also can help you in finding or buying  what is the suitable mini wood lathe machine for your project.    

What Is Mini Wood Lathe?

Mini wood lathe is a wood turning machine that is smaller than average industrial quality wood lathe. Basically mini wood lathe is do-your-self type of machine where by you can do small job in wood turning projects.Mini wood lathe  are built to do small jobs, so you cannot push the machine to do heavyweight kind of project because the outcome may not be as you expected. You should read the machine manual so that you know what maximum size of wood that you can use safely.

Because the size of the machine is small, you does need to have any well custom workshop to place the machine and you can simply place it at any corner of your room. Another thing is the weight of mini wood lathe is a little bit lighter than standard wood lathe. In that case it easier for the machine to be carry because it fit into the boot of any car.

If you want to know what kind of job you can do with the machine, feel free to watch the video below: