Conventional Lathe Operator Course
This course equips participants with hands-on skills to operate a conventional lathe, focusing on safety, precision machining, and preparation for welding applications using medium carbon steel.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Conventional Lathe Operator Course provides practical, step-by-step training to operate a manual lathe safely and accurately. Learn correct workholding, alignment, and cutting data for medium carbon steel, plus essential metrology and tolerancing skills. You also master troubleshooting, surface preparation for strong joints, and a complete machining sequence so you can deliver precise, consistent parts with confidence.
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Develop skills
- Safe lathe setup & PPE: apply professional safety checks in any machine shop.
- Precision turning & metrology: achieve diameters and lengths to tight tolerances.
- Workholding & alignment: select chucks, centres, and supports for rigid setups.
- Cutting data & tooling: set RPM, feeds, and tools for medium carbon steel.
- Welding-ready finishes: machine, deburr, and prepare parts for clean, strong welds.
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