Home Shop Machining/Equipment/Lathes

Lathes as Used by Home Shop Machinists

Lathes generally spin the work and remove material with a stationary cutter.

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Lathe with Parts Annotated

Lathe with Parts Annotated

Click on this heading to see an annotated picture of a lathe with the names of each part listed.

Examples of Different Lathes

Emco Unimat Metal Lathe

Emco Unimat

Conventional-lathe

Emco Compact 8

Myford ML7 metalworking lathe

Myford ML7

Clausing 5912 metalworking lathe