Light Duty Lathe Machine

A light duty lathe machine is designed for small scale jobs at workshops and tool rooms. One can easily turn, drill, groove, shape, cut, knurl and create threads on the harder metal or wooden surfaces by using a light duty lathe at a workshop.A heavy duty lathe machine is a high-torque lathe specifically designed for heavy-duty turning tasks. The earliest lathe was developed about 3,000 years ago in Egypt. It was initially used for turning various types of weapons. The concept of rotating machinery is also traced to the Hellenistic era.Lathe Machine is also known as “Centre Lathe”, because it has two centres between which the job can be held and rotated. inclined to the axis it produces a taper surface and is called taper turning. possible in a speed lathe.