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Model W1866 (For Machines Mfd. Since 11/18)
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The following is a list of common definitions, terms and phrases used throughout this manual as they
relate to this wood lathe and turning in general. Become familiar with these terms for assembling,
adjusting or operating this machine.
Bed: The long, rail-like metal base to which
the tailstock, tool base, and headstock are
attached.
Chuck: A mechanical device that attaches to
the spindle and holds the workpiece using
clamping force from attached jaws.
Faceplate: The metal disc that threads onto
the headstock spindle and is used as an
alternate means of holding a workpiece, such
as a bowl, that can't be mounted between
centers.
Faceplate Turning: Turning situation in
which the grain of the turning stock is at
right angles to the lathe bed axis, or for
workpieces that can't be held between
centers, such as bowls.
Backing Block: A sacrificial piece of wood glued
to the base of the workpiece and screwed
to the faceplate. Often used to prevent
mounting marks from appearing on the
completed workpiece.
Headstock: The cast metal box to which the
motor is attached and contains the spindle,
bearings, belts, and electrical components for
operating the lathe.
Index Head: The mechanism that allows the
headstock spindle to be locked at specific
intervals for layout or other auxiliary tasks.
Offset Turning: A turning situation where the
center of the workpiece is offset at various
stages of the work to produce different
shapes.
Outboard Turning: Turning of workpiece with
the headstock situated at the far end of the
lathe so the work done is not over the bed of
the lathe.
Roughing Out: Taking stock from square billet to
round blank.
Spindle: This term has two meanings. First, it
refers to the threaded shaft in the headstock
to which the faceplate is attached. Second, it
refers to any work that is spindle-turned.
Spindle-Turning: Work performed where the
grain and length of the workpiece are parallel
to the axis of the bed, or the workpiece is
held between the spindle center and tailstock
center.
Swing: The capacity of the lathe, measured by
doubling the distance from the bed to the
spindle center.
Tailstock: The metal component at the opposite
end of the bed from the headstock containing
a quill and live or dead centers. It maintains
pressure on the spindle-turned workpiece.
Tool Rest Base (a.k.a. Banjo): The movable
metal fixture attached to the bed upon which
the tool rest is fixed.
Tool Rest: The adjustable metal arm upon which
the tool rests during a turning operation.
Way: One of the metal rails that make up the
bed of the lathe.
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