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The lathe machine performs a turning operation whereby unwanted material is removed from a work – piece rotated against a cutting tool. The lathe machine is designed for machining hard materials. This rigid machine tool removes material from a rotating work piece via the linear movement. It used for shaping metal or wood.

The lathe machine is one of the oldest and most important machine tools. As early as 1569, wood lathes were in use in France. The lathe machine was adapted to metal cutting in England during the Industrial Revolution.

The rotating horizontal spindle is usually power driven at speeds that can be varied. The work-holding device is attached to the rotating horizontal spindle.

There are different kinds of lathe machine. The cutting tool is supported on a tool rest and manipulated by hand in a speed lathe. The tool clamped onto a cross slide is power driven on straight paths that are parallel or perpendicular to the work axis on an engine lathe. The engine lathe can be used for drilling coaxial holes.

The motion of the cutting tool is precisely related to the rotation of the spindle on a screw cutting lathe with the help of a lead screw that drives the carriage on which the cutting tool is mounted.