Jet 36x12 Wood Lathe

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Jet 36x12 Wood Lathe
Jet Wood Lathe in action
General Info
Make Jet
Model JWL 1236
Serial Various
Specs
Manual Jet JWL1236 Manual
Asylum Info
Location Wood Shop
Rubric
Training
Testing
Restrictions red


This is a RED tool. Training and tool-testing are required.

Description

A lathe is a machine tool that turns a round workpiece on a rotating spindle and allows the operator to cut it with a sharp tool to make circularly-symmetric parts. Wood lathes are the older type from which metal-cutting lathes are descended. The workpiece is most usually a slender piece of hardwood. The cutting tool resembles a chisel, though it is specialized for lathe use. As the workpiece is turned on the spindle, the cutting tool is braced by hand on a stationary tool post and applied to the moving surface.