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Introduction to Turning

Introduction to Turning

Discover the essential safety requirements and fundamental skills needed for operating centre lathes with our comprehensive course.

Is this course for you?

  • Do you have little or no experience with Centre Lathe Turning?
  • Do you simply was to refresh your skills and knowledge in this areas?
  • Do you want to broaden your engineering skills?

If you have answered 'yes' to any of these questions, this course is for you.

Course Content

The course covers the following topics:

  • Lathe safety
  • Machine controls and operation
  • Types of turning tools
  • Speed and feed calculations
  • Tool setting
  • Working from datums
  • Setting work three jaw chuck
  • Setting work four jaw chuck
  • Using the tailstock
  • Turning between centres
  • Boring
  • Drilling holes
  • Drilling to depth
  • Centre drills
  • Reaming
  • Producing threads tap and die method.
  • Compound slide alignment for producing angles.
  • Form tools
  • Turning steps and shoulders

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course the learner will:

  • Ability to operate a Lathe safely
  • Understand how to set up the machine correctly
  • Produce accurate work from technical drawings
  • Machine external and internal features
  • Use a variety of work holding methods

Who is this course for?

  • Maintenance Engineer
  • Machine Operative
  • Machinist
  • Tool maker

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