Look at all these knobs
There are quite a few ways to move the lathe, in this lesson I will outline them.
To start out here is a diagram of all the knobs on the carriage.
- Carriage handwheel, used for moving the carriage large distances along the lathe’s length.
- Cross feed handwheel, used for moving the tool in and out perpendicularly to the Carriage handwheel’s motion.
- Half-nut Lever, used for engaging the auto feeder.
- Carriage lock screw, used for locking the carriage’s position along the lathe’s length.
- Tool post slide handwheel, used for fine movements along the length of the lathe while taking off material.
- Tool post, holds the tool which is shown by letter H.
- Locking Lever, locks the tool in place so it can not move.
- Tool, an attachment that can be swapped out for a different use.
- Compound Rest, the assembly that slides around on top of the carriage.
- Carriage, the base assembly of the lathe which only moves along the lathe’s length.