We work with the
latest CAD and Mastercam softwareto do from very basic parts to very
high tolerance CNC lathe work.
Turning Defined
Turning is a machining process in which a cutting tool, typically a
non-rotary tool bit, describes a helical toolpath by moving more or
less linearly while the workpiece rotates. The tool's axes of
movement may be literally a straight line, or they may be along some
set of curves or angles, but they are essentially linear (in the
nonmathematical sense). Usually the term "turning" is reserved for
the generation of external surfaces by this cutting action, whereas
this same essential cutting action when applied to internal surfaces
(that is, holes, of one kind or another) is called "boring". Thus
the phrase "turning and boring" categorizes the larger family of
(essentially similar) processes. The cutting of faces on the
workpiece (that is, surfaces perpendicular to its rotating axis),
whether with a turning or boring tool, is called "facing", and may
be lumped into either category as a subset.
CNC
turning can be done on a variety of
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