Conventional Lathe Course
This course equips participants with essential hands-on skills for safe and precise operation of a conventional lathe, covering planning, setup, cutting, and inspection techniques to produce high-quality shafts efficiently.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Conventional Lathe Course provides practical, hands-on skills to operate a manual lathe safely and precisely. You will learn about personal protective equipment, pre-start inspections, and handling issues, then develop turning plans for reliable, accurate shafts. Gain expertise in workholding, centres, tool choices, and cutting settings, along with checking, tolerances, and surface quality to minimise waste, enhance standards, and finish tasks assuredly.
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Develop skills
- Safe lathe operation: apply PPE, pre-start checks, and emergency responses.
- Turning strategy: plan roughing, finishing, and sequences for accurate shafts.
- Precision inspection: use micrometers and gauges to hold tight tolerances fast.
- Rigid setups: choose workholding, centres, and rests to cut without chatter.
- Cutting data mastery: set RPM, feed, and depth for clean finishes on steel shafts.
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