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Woodworking And The Wood Lathe: The Challenge
As woodworkers move from flat woodworking such as jewelry boxes, desks and wall cabinets to woodturning round objects such as candlesticks and bowls, there arises a new challenge in finding the wood with which one works. The old familiar places may not fit the new requirements and the results may be pleasantly less expensive.
People doing woodworking that results in flat objects generally start a project at the local lumber merchant, looking for boards that are dry, flat, straight and clear of knots or other defects. There are a few stalwarts who will fell their own logs and mill them to lumber that will then air or kiln dry but these are few and far between. Woodturners are closer to these folk than to the former as they will often be looking for logs to start the work. Their wood is likely to be a log that is solid, green, and has knots, bark inclusions, and forks. To a woodturner these are character.
Most of the wood carried by the lumber yards is unsuitable for woodturning especially when the turner is contemplating faceplate work which usually requires wood thicker than two inches. This is either difficult to find dry or will be split in the drying process or be prohibitively expensive.
On the other hand firewood or landfill logs are comparatively cheap. They require some thought in obtaining them and some additional tooling to be able to process them, but will give a wealth of turning material. It is not inconceivable to obtain over two hundred bowl blanks of good size along with a lot of smaller pieces and lots of spindle material from a single cord of firewood. A chainsaw and a good homemade saw buck will easily enable the turner to produce plenty of turning blanks.
While there is a great variety of hardwoods suitable for turning found growing as ornamentals in many yards of the world, it can be difficult to obtain them for the woodturner. However, in most communities there are lawn companies and arborists who specialize in tree removal when the trees get too large for the properties, diseased or in the way. These logs are generally deemed unsuitable for lumber or processing because metal is often found in yard wood and it does a lot of damage to commercial processing equipment. Instead of sending them to an expensive landfill facility, many arborists will happily call a woodturner and allow them to have the wood.
So the woodturner can find themselves easily in the position of someone who save trees from firewood and landfill, eliminates excess wood in the landfill when it should be compost anyway, and produced art and craft from the savings. This allows the turner to enter into a win win situation with all concerned.
Methods to Reduce the Impact of Force-Induced Deformation
To minimize the impact of force-induced deformation on the stability of Swiss-type lathes and enhance machining accuracy and stability, the following measures can be taken:
JSWAY Company’s Professional Team Performance
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Improving Precision and Service Life through Fixture Adjustment and Maintenance
Fixture Adjustment Methods:
Fixture Maintenance Methods:
By properly adjusting and regularly maintaining fixtures, the machining accuracy and service life of Swiss-type lathes can be effectively improved, ensuring efficient and stable production processes.
The stress in a machine tool bed can influence machining quality in several ways:
Machining Accuracy
Deformation and Displacement: Stress in the bed can cause structural deformation, which in turn affects the positional accuracy of various machine components. For example, insufficient rigidity at the tailstock support of the bed may lead to positional deviations of the tailstock center, with maximum displacement deformation reaching up to 0.13465 mm. Such deformation directly impacts the relative positioning between the tool and the workpiece, resulting in machining errors.
Differences in Machining Effects with Different Power Head Configurations
Single Spindle vs. Dual Spindle: Single-spindle Swiss-type lathes usually come with one side power head and are suitable for machining relatively simple parts. In contrast, dual-spindle lathes can be equipped with more power heads and can even perform simultaneous machining on the main and secondary spindles, significantly improving machining efficiency and complexity.
Side Tool Post vs. Horizontal Tool Post: Power heads with a side tool post structure perform better when machining difficult-to-chip materials, while those with a horizontal tool post structure are more efficient for machining easy-to-cut materials.
In summary, the power heads of Swiss-type lathes offer significant advantages in machining accuracy, efficiency, complexity, and adaptability. Different power head configurations can be selected based on specific machining requirements to achieve the best machining results.